...    -, „ 

'2.'^. 


Denfmal  oon  (Soett^c  unb  SdjtUcr  cor  bem  (Theater 
in  IDcimar 


auf  I 

With  a  "Cluck  auf!"  the  miners 
hail  each  other  before  they  go  down 
into  the  mountain  depths  in  search 
for  precious  ore. 

With  the  same  cheer  we  hail  you 
who  start  on  your  toilsome  journey 
into  the  wondrous  realms  of  German 
language  and  literature. 

Gliick  auf! — Good  luck  to  you! 


A   FIRST  GERMAN  READER 

BY 
MAEGAEETHE    MULLEE 

A2TD 

GAEL  A  WENCKEBACH 

PBOFESSOKS  OF  GERMAN  is  WELLESLEY  COLLEGE 


BOSTON,  U.S.A.,  AND  LONDON 
GINN   &   COMPANY,  PUBLISHERS 


1904 


ENTERED  AT  STATIONERS'  HAUL 


COPYRIGHT,  1901,  BY 
GINN   &   COMPANY 

ALL  RIGHTS  RESERVED 


PREFACE 


f  "  is  a  book  intended,  primarily,  for  beginners 
of  German,  and  does  not,  as  such,  present  any  difficulties 
which  could  not  be  mastered  during  the  first  year  of 
study.  Complicated  constructions  and  difficult  idioms 
have  been  avoided  throughout,  the  mastery  of  a  vocabu- 
lary being  considered  a  task  of  sufficient  difficulty  for 
a  beginner. 

The  material  has  been  graded  as  carefully  as  was 
consistent  with  the  desire  of  the  authors  not  to  present 
difficulty  after  difficulty  without  affording  the  student 
an  occasional  opportunity  to  pause  to  take  breath.  It 
will  be  seen  that  in  the  beginning  the  sentences  are  of 
the  very  simplest  construction  ;  that,  gradually,  a  more 
difficult  vocabulary  is  introduced,  and  dependent  as 
well  as  participial  clauses  increase  in  number. 

In  their  choice  of  subject-matter,  whether  original  or 
retold  from  old  German  myths  and  sagas,  the  authors 
have  been  guided  by  their  desire  to  make  the  reading 
matter  of  even  a  first  year  of  German  a  stepping-stone 

toward  the  knowledge  and  appreciation  of  what  is  choice 

iii 

2101153 


iv  PREFACE 

and  valuable  in  German  literature.  This  central  idea 
of  introducing  the  beginner  to  facts,  ideas,  and  senti- 
ments which  are  in  close  relation  to  German  life  is 
adhered  to  even  in  the  very  short  and  easy  chapters  of 
the  ,,$orftufe." 

An  important  place  is  given  in  this  book  to  the 
study  of  cognates,  a  study  which  in  their  experience 
the  authors  have  found  very  useful,  inasmuch  as  it 
helps  the  students  to  acquire  a  vocabulary  with  com- 
parative ease,  and  gives  them,  from  the  outset,  some 
insight  into  the  relation  of  the  Aryan  languages.  A 
full  presentation,  however,  of  linguistic  laws  is  not 
attempted  here,  but  English-German  cognates  only 
are  considered.  These  are  illustrated  by  the  discon- 
nected sentences  of  the  "  Introduction  "  as  well  as  by 
the  short  pieces  of  the  ,,25orftufe."  Here  the  authors 
have  attempted  to  confine  themselves  almost  exclusively 
to  the  use  of  words  of  Anglo-Saxon  origin. 

It  will  be  seen  that  ,,5Iu3  bem  beutjdjen  Stdjtertanbe," 
the  part  following  the  ,,SBorftufe,"  presents  the  treatment 
of  some  choice  poems  generally  memorized  by  every 
student  of  German.  It  is  hoped  that  the  explanatory 
chapters  and  the  paraphrases  will  not  only  introduce 
the  student  to  the  vocabulary  of  the  poems,  but  will 
also  furnish  a  background  which  will  make  these  poems 
stand  out  more  vividly  in  the  minds  of  the  students. 

In  the    chapters    of    the   next   sections,    ,,2lu3   ber 


PREFACE  V 

germanifrfjen  ©ottertoelt"  and  ,,2tu<§  bet  germanifdjcn  <3agen* 
toelt,"  an  attempt  has  been  made  to  reproduce  some 
choice  myths  and  sagas  in  the  same  simple  and  direct 
style  which  the  authors  have  tried  to  use  throughout 
the  book. 

The  section  headed  ,,5Iiti§  bem  beutfdjen  SSaterlanbe"  is 
to  furnish  the  historical  background  for  poems  like  ,,2)te 
2Bad)t  am  9H)ctn,"  ,,£eutfc&tanb,  3)eutfc&rcmb,  ii&er  atte3," 
and  ,,^>ett  bir  im  ©tcgerlrong."  In  these  chapters  the 
authors  have  aimed,  moreover,  to  acquaint  the  students 
somewhat  with  the  currents  of  patriotic  emotions  in 
modern  Germany. 

After  the  serious  matter  there  follows  a  short 
,,9M)ang,"  containing  some  anecdotes  and  humorous, 
stories,  which  may  or  may  not  be  used  as  pieces  de 
resistance  by  teachers  who  like  occasionally  to  treat 
their  pupils  to  a  bit  of  fun. 

In  the  vocabulary  many  cognates  and  derivations  are 
given ;  a  complete  presentation,  however,  of  the  etymol- 
ogy of  the  words  is  not  intended.  Questions  on  the 
text  are  added  for  the  convenience  of  those  teachers 
who  may  like  to  make  use  of  them. 

,,©fticf  5Iuf "  is  not  limited  to  any  particular  method  of 
instruction.  From  the  preceding  it  will  be  seen  that 
the  lovers  of  the  translation  method,  as  well  as  those 
of  the  conversational  method,  may  use  the  book  with 
advantage  and  satisfaction. 


vi  PREFACE 

The  facts  concerning  the  historical  and  mythological 
material  here  presented  have  been  taken  from  Hiltl, 
,,£er  franaflfifdje  $rieg  bon  1870  itnb  1871";  Stacke, 
,,2)eut[c^e  (5)e[rf)tc^te" ;  Gehring,  ,,2)te  ciltere  unb  bte  jtmgere 
@bba" ;  Raszmann,  ,,2)ie  ©age  Don  ben  SBoIjitngcrt  unb 
^iflungen";  Jakobowski,  ,,Qoti" ;  Dahn,  ,,2BaIf)aIf." 

The  vocabulary  is  based  on  the  dictionaries  of  Schmidt- 
Tanger,  Kluge,  Heyne,  Heyse,  and  others. 

THE   AUTHORS 

WELLESLEY  COLLEGE, 

WELLESLEY,  MASS., 

October,  1901. 


CONTENTS 

PAGE 

INTRODUCTION xi 

English-German  cognates xi 

Cognates  which  are  alike  in  English  and  German        .        xii 
Cognates  which  show  differences  in  both  languages         .  xiii 
Interchange  of  consonants  in  English-German  cognates       xiv 
Examples  of  dental  correspondences          ....  xvi 

Examples  of  labial  correspondences      ....      xvii 

Examples  of  guttural  correspondences      .        .        .          xviii 
Summary         .........       xix 

Reading  exercise        ........  xix 

Some  minor  changes xxi 

Words  of  common  origin  but  different  in  meaning .          xxii 


SBorftufc 
33orftufe 

2)ie  gamilie 3 

S)er  Winter 4 

2)er  £ucfucf 5 

2)er  $riif)ling 6 

Safir 7 

©tiefinutterc^en 8 

2)a3  Saumcfyen  im  SBalbe 9 

2>er  ©tord^i 10 

2)a3  33ergtfimeinnid)t .        .12 

2Betf)nacl)ten 13 

Ser  2Betf)nacf)t36aum 15 


viii  CONTENTS 

Wuc<  bent  Deutfrljcu  Ttrtjtcvlanbc 


S5ie  ©ejdjicljte  uom  §etbero§d)en        .  .       .       .19 

<Qeibenrb§letn,  con  ©oetfje         .....  20 

©oetfie  unb  ©filler 

So^ann  SBolfgang  ©oetfje  .......  22 

Sie  ©oet!je=<Qaufer          .        ......  22 

Soljann  G^riftop^  5rie^r^  ©filler  .....  24 

S)te  Sorelei 

2)er  SR^ein      .........  26 

S)er  Sorelei=5elfen      ........  27 

©ie  Sorelei,  con  §einc        ......  29 

S)er  Sifter  ber  Sorelei        .......  30 

S)u  Mft  tote  eine  23lume         .        .        ..."   .        .        .  31 

3ltefen  unb  bte  3roer9e 

3)tc  3tiefentoc^ter         ........  33 

35ie  Sltefen  unb  bte  3raer9e>  oon  3ludEert    .        .        .  35 

am  2fteet 
©olb^aar    .......        .37 

S)a3  ©d^Io^  am  3JJeer,  won  Utylanb    .        .        .        .  40 

©rlfonig 

Ste  @Ifen   ......        .        .        .        .42 

©rlfonig  unb  ber  5!nabc         .        .        .        .        .        .  43 

S)er  ©rKonig,  von  ©oet^e      ......  45 


ber  flcrmauifrtjcu  WottcnocU 

SSon  Slfen  unb  3tiefen 

2l^garb,  bte  SBoljnung  ber  ©otter  .....  49 

£f)or§  jammer  .........  50 

Salber  unb  Soli     ......    '    .        .  57 

.        .       .       .58 

Xrauer  um  SBalber  .......  62 

m  ©trafe       ...       ......  66 


CONTENTS  ix 

x'htc-  ber  germanifdjen  ©agenttelt 

S)cr  junge  ©iegfrieb  PAGE 

2Bie  ©iegfrieb  Ijornern  roarb 71 

2)er  -fti&elungenfjort 75 

©iegfriebS  ©djroert 79 

©iegfriebS  ©cfyroert,  oon  Ufylanb        .        .        .        ..81 

SBte  ©tegfrieb  gafner  erfrf)Iug 82 

2Cie  ©iegfrieb  SBriin^ilbe  ertDedfte  .        .        .        ...  86 

X'luv  bent  iicutfrt)cu  $ater(anbe 
Sarbaro  jfa 

Sag  alte  beutfdje  5Reic^ 91 

griebric^)  ber  (Srfte,  ber  §of)enftaufe       ....  92 

Sarborofja  im  Irjff^aufer 94 

SSarbaroffa,  con  3tiidert 95 

2)ie  SEBad^t  am  ^^ein 

2>er  beutfc^=franjofifd9e  5lrieg 97 

2>ie-  ©eban|feier 101 

2)eg  beutfcfjen  Inaben  Sifdggebet 106 

3tnl)ong 
Suftige  ©efd§id9ten 

Haifer  3Bilf)eIm  unb  fein  ©dguler 113 

©in  gJHfeoerftanbniS 113 

2)er  33iidEjernwrm    . 114 

@in  linblidEje^  ©ebet 115 

©ie  ©Ciiroefter  ^eines 116 

3)a§  eifeme  ^reuj 116 

(Sine  ©efpenftergejcfjicfjte 117 

2)aS  darnel 121 

Sttlteg  ©olb 

©pritigroorter 124 

2RerIreime .       .       .125 

NOTES 127 

gragen 155 

VOCABULARY 169 


INTRODUCTION 


ENGLISH-GERMAN  COGNATES 

ENGLISH  and  German  are  closely  related,  being 
members  of  one  and  the  same  family  of  languages. 
This  family  of  languages,  called  the  Aryan  or  Indo- 
European,  includes  many  groups  of  languages,  viz. 
Indie  (Sanskrit),  Persian,  Armenian,  Greek,  Italic 
(Latin),  Keltic,  Slavic,  and  Germanic. 

The  close  relationship  of  these  Indo-European  lan- 
guages is  shown  by  many  correspondences  in  their 
vocabulary  as  well  as  in  their  grammatical  structure. 
A  Roman,  for  instance,  said  tres,  an  Englishman  says 
three,  and  a  German  bret.  A  Greek  said  Su-yciTTip,  an 
Englishman  says  daughter,  a  German  Xorfjtcr.  Latin 
edere  corresponds  to  English  eat,  German  cffcn ;  Latin 
tenuis  to  English  thin,  German  biinn ;  in  the  same  way 
compare  Latin  tu,  English  thou,  German  bu ;  Latin 
jugum,  English  yoke,  German  30d:j ;  Latin  nox,  English 
night,  German  IWorfjt,  etc. 

A  consideration  of  the  relationship  of  all  the 
Aryan  languages  would  go  beyond  the  scope  of  this 


xii  INTRODUCTION 

presentation,  which  is  to  be  confined  to  the  Eng- 
lish and  German  languages  only.  These,  having 
sprung  from  the  same  parent-tongue,  are  related,  we 
might  say,  as  brothers  are,  and  not  as  parent  and  off- 
spring. 

There  are  several  thousand  words  which  English  and 
German  have  in  common.  Such  words,  related  in  origin, 
are  called  cognates.  If,  from  the  outset,  the  student 
observes  the  changes  of  consonants  and  vowels  in 
English-German  cognates,  he  will  learn  hundreds  of 
German  words  without  having  to  make  any  particular 
effort. 

Besides  these  English-German  cognates,  there  are 
found  both  in  English  and  German  a  great  many  words 
borrowed  at  a  later  date  from  the  Greek  and  Latin 
either  directly  or  through  the  medium  of  the  French. 
Such  derivations  are  given  in  the  vocabulary. 

COGNATES  WHICH  ARE  ALIKE  IN  ENGLISH  AND  GERMAN 

Ser  Sling  ift  toon  ©olb.  35er  SBinb  tft  fittt.  SaS  9Uft  ift 
ttjorm.  3)er  20olf  fyat  gwnger.  £)te  $anb  f)at  fiinf  finger. 
3d)  toifl  btc  9tofe  fjaben.  £er  2Bmter  lommt  in3  fionb.  S)er 
@orf  ift  boll  @attb.  2)er  SIBonberer  t)at  ein  §orn.  S5ie 
Gutter  ift  Bitter.  3)er  «tm  ift  birf.  S)er  (Skinner  ift  BItnb. 
$>er  gJIon  ift  gut.  Site  2Raib  i)at  einen  2Ruff.  fringe  ben 
$att  unb  ben  jammer. 


INTRODUCTION  xiii 

COGNATES   WHICH   SHOW   DIFFERENCES   IN   BOTH 
LANGUAGES 

1.  Differences  in  the  Vowels.    The  bear  is  brown.    £)er 
S3or  ift  firaun.     The  mouse  is  in  the  house.     2)ie  9Rou8 
ift  im  $aufe.     The  fire  burns.     £)a§  $euer  brennt.     The 
miller  has  a  mill.     S)er  SWuflcr  fyat  eine  SRiiljle.     The  owl 
is  a  bird.     £>ie  dulc  ift  ein  SBogel.     The  cow  eats  hay. 
£)ie  $ulj  frtfct  |>eu.     The  Rhine  is  a  stream.     $)er  SRfjein 
ift  ein  Strom.     The  field  is  green.     £)a£  $elb  ift  jjriht. 
The  summer  is  long.     2)cr  Somtner  ift  tang.     My  friend 
reads    Goethe's    works.      9ftetn    ^rcunb    lieft    ©oetfje^ 
JBBcrfc. 

2.  Differences  in  the  Consonants.    The  raven  is  a  thief. 
£)er  tRofic  ift  ein  $>ie6.    Oxen  and  calves  are  animals.    Ccijint 
unb  ^ttlticr  ftnb  Xiere.    I  drink  milk  and  water.    !^d)  trinfe 
SWttdj  unb  Scoffer.     The  pepper  is  a  plant.     $)er  ^Pfcffer 
ift  cine  Jpftonje.     Salt  is  white.    <So(j  ift  ttci§.    The  days 
are  short.     £)ie  2ogc  ftnb  furj. 

3.  Consonants  and  Vowels  differ.    The  ash  and  the  oak 
are  trees.     S)ie  dfd)C  unb  bie  Sit^e  ftnb  SBciume.     The  lark 
and  the  dove  are  birds.     £)ie  fierce  unb  bie  2ouBc  ftnb 
SSogct.     My  mother  has  two  daughters.     9fteine  SWutter 
tjat  jtoet  Xii^tcr.     Sleep  is  the  brother  of  death.     3)er 
®d)laf  ift  ber  Sruber  beg  2obc§.     The  feather  is  red.    ®te 
^cbcr  ift  rot.     The  thumb  is  a  finger.     £)er  Saumen  ift 
ein  finger. 


XIV 


INTRODUCTION 


INTERCHANGE  OF  CONSONANTS  IN  ENGLISH-GERMAN 
COGNATES 


English  Sounds 

German  Sounds 

rH 

•s  ? 

.a  -o 

o    o> 

>  ^ 

Voiceless 

(Tenuis) 

Aspirated 

(Aspirata) 

Voiceless 
(Tenuis) 

Aspirated 

(Aspirata) 

•g.? 
t>  'd 

It 

Examples 

Dental 
Stops 

d 

t 

-•*.  8 

b 

day    =  £ag 
ten     =  jefjn 
thing  =  £mtg 

t... 

th 

Labial 

Stops 

b 

b 

boat   =  23oot2 
f  plum  =  *|SfIaume 
\  ripe    =  reif 
J  find    =  finben  2 
t  life     =  Sefien 

•*f,f 
f 

b 

f 

Guttural 

Stops 

glass  =  ®lag  2 
fkiss    =^u^2 
\milk  =5RiIdj 
hand  =  ^anb2 

k... 

....f  .... 

....* 

h. 

.6 

1  Media,  Tenuis,  Aspirata  are  the  terms  used  by  Grimm  himself. 

2  Exception :  6,  f,  g,  f,  fi,  when  initial,  remaiu  unchanged. 


INTRODUCTION  XV 

The  German  philologist  Jakob  Grrimm  (1785-1863) 
has  formulated  the  following  law  concerning  the  shifting 
of  stops. 

GRIMM'S  LAW 

I.  Dentals  change  to  dentals,  labials  change  to  labials, 
and  gutturals  to  gutturals. 

II.  Voiced  stops   become   voiceless,  voiceless  stops 
become  aspirated,  and  aspirated  stops  become  voiced. 

This  threefold  shifting  process  of  stops  can  be  best 
illustrated  by  the  following  diagram1 : 


1  The  entire  shifting  process  of  stops  cannot  be  illustrated  by 
High  German  and  English  alone.  All  the  Aryan  languages  and  the 
Old  German  dialects  need  to  be  drawn  upon  in  order  to  show  the 
complete  process. 


XVI 


INTRODUCTION 


EXAMPLES  OF  DENTAL  CORRESPONDENCES 


English  .    German 
voiced        voiceless 

d 

W) 

God  is  good.                  The  day  is  long. 
©ott  tft  gut.                  Set  £ag  tft  tang. 
The  door  is  open.          The  bread  is  old. 
S)ie  £hur  tft  offen.        Sa3  Srot  ift  alt. 
The  rider  rides.             The  daughter  is  in  the 
Ser  better  reitet.              garden. 
2)ie  £od)ter  ift  tm  ©arten. 
The  dale  is  fertile.         The  world  is  wide. 
2>a3£ijaltftfr.ud)tbai-.   £te  SBelt  tft  roeit. 
The  bed  is  new.             The  girdle  is  red. 
3)a§  Sett  tft  tteu.           SDer  ©iirtel  tft  rtt. 

voiceless 

t 

aspirated 
Sr  8,  ffr  ft 

It  is  hot  in  summer.      I  eat  a  nut. 
@3iftbetfftm@ommer.  Srf)  efie  etne  9lu%. 
The  heart  beats.            I  greet  you. 
2)a§  &er$  fd^Iagt.          3^  9rii|e  bid). 
Tin  will  melt.                I  have  ten  toes. 
3inn  rotrb  fdjmeljen.     S^  ^ate  gebn  3e6en. 
Water  is  in  the  kettle.    We  go  out. 
SBajfectfttnbem^effel.  SBir  gehen  au§. 

aspirated 
th 

voiced 

b 

The  rose  has  thorns.     This  man  is  a  thief. 
$ie  ffiofe  f)at  2>ornen.    5Mefer  SJJonn  ift  ein  ^teD. 
The  path  leads  through  the  heather. 
$er  ^Jfab  geht  burd)  bte  §etbe. 
I  have  three  feathers.    I  thank  thee. 
3d)  fjabe  brei  gebertt.    3d)  banle  btr. 
There  stands  a  thistle.  The  earth  is  round. 
$ort  fte&t  cine  ^tftet.  $)ie  Srbe  ift  rtmb. 

*  2;  is  accompanied  by  lj  in  Xbal,  Xbat,  Sbor,  £&ron,  Xfirane,  tbun, 
,  e<c.  This  fj  is  simply  orthographic  and  indicates  that  the  follow- 
ing vowel  is  long.  Xf)  in  German  words  is  therefore  identical  with 
t,  never  with  the  aspirated  (English)  th. 


INTRODUCTION 


xvii 


EXAMPLES   OF  LABIAL  CORRESPONDENCES 


English  .     German 
voiced        voiceless 

b 

* 

The  brother  brings  the  bundle  into  the  boat. 
S)er  SBruber  bringt  bag  Siinbel  in  bag  Soot. 
The  baker  bakes  brown  bread. 
S)er  SBiicfer  bacft  brauneg  SBrot. 

voiceless 
P 

aspirated 

rt,f 

The  pepper  is  a  plant.         We  help  the  poor. 
2)er  ^Pf  eff  er  ift  eine  $f  lanje.  2Btr  foelf  en  ben  2lrmen. 
Buy  one  pound  of  plums.              I  sleep  well. 
$aufe  ein  ^Jfunb  ^flaiimen.          3$  fdjlafe  gut. 
The  peasant  plows  the  land  with  a  plow. 
2)er  SJauer  pfliigt  bag  Sanb  mit  einem  tjjftug. 
The  carp  is  a  fish.              I  have  four  pennies. 
2)er£arpfeniftetn$-ifrf).     3d)  {labecier^Jfennige. 
The  window  is  open.    The  pan  is  of  copper. 
Sag  genfter  ift  often.    S)ie  ?pfanne  ift  oon  $upf  er. 
Apes  and  sheep  are  animals.  The  path  is  narrow. 
2lffen  unb  @d)afe  finb  Siere.    2)er  ^Jfab  ift  fdjmal. 

aspirated 
f 

f,v 

voiced 

* 

b 

The  fig  is  a  fruit.              The  finch  has  feathers. 
2>te  3fetge  ift  eine  3frud)t.    2)er  ^in!  fiat  g-ebern. 

I  have  the  fever.               Silver  is  a  metal. 
3d)  ha&e  bag  ^e^er>         ©ilfier  ift  ein  3JZetalI. 
The  raven  and  the  dove  are  birds. 
2)er  Kabe  unb  bie  Xaube  finb  SSogel. 
My  wife  is  dead.                     Life  is  short. 
aJJein  SBetb  ift  tot.                  S5ag  Seben  ift  furj. 
The  weaver  weaves  the  web.  Give  him  a  gift. 
2)er  SBeber  roebt  bag  ©eroebe.  ©ieb  ibm  eine  ®abe. 

f  wnen  initial,  remain  unchanged. 


xvm 


INTRODUCTION 


EXAMPLES  OF  GUTTURAL  CORRESPONDENCES 


English  .    German 
voiced        voiceless 

g 

# 

The  gardener  is  in  the  garden.        God  is  good. 
2)er  (Partner  ift  im  ©arten.             ©ott  ift  gut. 
The  grass  is  green.      Give  me  a  glass  of  water. 
S)a§  ©rag  ift  grim.     ©ieb  mir  ein  ©lag  SBaffer. 

voiceless 
k,c 

k 

aspirated 

# 

* 

The  cook  is  in  the  kitchen.  I  cannot  come. 
Set  $ocf)  ift  in  ber  ^iidje.    Sdj  f  ann  nid)t  fommen. 
We  have  kittens  and  cats.                It  is  cold. 
2Bir  baben  $a$tf)en  unb  fiafcen.       @g  ift  fait. 
His  clothes  are  new.         The  cow  eats  corn. 
Seine  tleiber  finb  neu.     2>ie  Sub,  frifet  Sorn. 

The  lark  and  the  stork  are  birds. 
3)ie  Serrfje  unb  ber  ©torcf)  finb  SSogel. 
I  speak  German.               The  oak  is  a  tree. 
3cf)  fpredje  2)eutfd^.           Ste  @it^)e  ift  ein  Saum. 
The  cook  cooks  milk.        We  make  a  book. 
2)er  £otty  lorfjt  3Jiil^.        SBir  mad)en  ein  Sud). 

aspirated 
h 

voiced 

* 

The  house  is  high.             I  have  two  hands. 
Sag  £au3  ift  Ijocb.           %d>  ^abe  jraei  ^anbe. 
I  hear  my  heart  beat.              The  heat  is  great. 
3>dj  Ijore  mein  ^erj  fdjlagen.    Ste  ^i^e  ift  gro^. 
I  have  a  beautiful  home.     The  hammer  is  hard. 
2>rf)  tyabe  ein  fcfjoneg  .§eim.  ©er  jammer  ift  ^art. 

*  S5,  f,  g,  f,  Jj,  when  initial,  remain  unchanged. 

Exceptions :  The  most  common  exceptions  to  Grimm's  Law  are 
the  following :  land  =  Sanb,  gold  =  ©olb,  hand  =  £>anb,  father  = 
SSater,  mother  =  SJhttter,  thousand  =  taufenb,  weather  =  SBetter, 
true  —  treu,  often  =  oft,  etc. 


INTRODUCTION  xix 


SUMMARY 

I.    English      d    t  th     p } in  eTery8£K corre- 

German      t     3  (§,  ff,  fj)     b      Jif  (or  f). 

II       English        f  (•&}  n  t  Hn  the  middle  or  at  the  end 

K  }  of  the  word  correspond  to 

German     &  f          t(). 

III.  English        b      f      g      k  (C)      h      si  at  the  beginning  of 

Y  a  word  are  the  same 

German      bfgf(c)      I)     f  J  ta  both  ^ng^e68- 

IV.  The  liquids  1,  m,  n,  r,  and  w  in  all  positions  are 

the  same  in  both  languages. 

READING  EXERCISE 

Give  the  English  cognates  of  the  following  words 
and  explain  the  change  of  consonants  : 

^unger  ift  ber  befte  $ocf).  3)Mn  SBruber  ift  etn  @cfi.mteb. 
2)a3  Htnb  ift  fec£)3  SSodjen  unb  bier  Stage  a(t.  3)te  Serene 
unb  bcr  ©tordj  finb  ^Boget.  S)er  ^anbfd^u^  ift  Don  Seber. 
®er  (Partner  pffanjt  Siofen,  Stlten,  Stulpen  unb  SBero 
nic^te.  Scr  9?abe  ift  etn  S)teb.  @r  f)at  etnen  gotbenen 
gefto^Ien.  9Kcine  ^reunbin  fann  nicfit  !ommen,  bag  2Better 
ift  §u  fatt.  Scfi  bin  fiungrtg,  tcf)  roiK  2tpfet  unb  ^Pflaumen 
effen.  |)ter  im  ©arten  road^fen  mete  griicfite.  ©eben  @te 
mtr  etn  ©ta§  boE  9J?t(cr),  etroag  93rot  unb  ^Butter,  unb  etn  St. 
SSoEen  @ic  @alj  unb  ^feffer  fiaben  ?  S^etn,  tcJ^  banle  Sfynen. 
Sn  btcfcr  Menagerie  ftnb  -poet  £6rt;en,  brei  S3arenf  fed^g  2Bi)(fe 


xx  INTRODUCTION 

unb  fieben  2lffen.  <3onnc,  Grbe  unb  Sftonb  finb  ©terne. 
2)iefe  ofte  Gidje  I;at  einen  biden  ©tamrn.  @te  i[t  funfl)unbcrt 
alt.  2)ie  ©an3  fjat  graue  unb  toeijje  gebern.  2)a3 

i[t  auf  bcr  |>etbc.  Snt  9Konat  Sunt  getjen  loir  mit  bem 
©djtff  narf)  2)cutfrf)(anb.  S)cut[cf)Ianb  ift  ba^  .^cr^  Guropag. 
3IUc  guten  ©a6en  fommen  bon  ©ott.  S)er  gro^e  9D?ann  ift 
tot.  gftm^S  unb  ^njotf  ftnb  3a^cn-  ®ic  -^P1^  ift  offen. 
S)ie  SSeft  ift  lueit.  %&)  ben!e  on  bid).  3Sir  ftljen  6eibe  im 
Soot.  S)a0  tupfer  ift  ein  9KetaE.  2)a§  Sbrn  ift  reif. 
SScDcr  toe&t,  bcr  S3adcr  Oacft,  bcr  ©djrnteb  fd)miebet,  bcr 
fod)t,  ber  <5d)uf)inad)er  mad)t  <Sd)ut)e,  ber  $tfd)cr  fifd)t,  unb 
ber  duller  mafjtt.  2)er  pfennig  ift  Don  Shtpfer,  ber  Xfjalcr 
ift  bon  @U6er.  9Kein  Srubcr  ^at  cin  grofjcS  $au§  in 
Lofton.  5luf  bem  getbe  finb  ©c^afe  unb  Sammer.  S)te 
Xaube  ift  ein  gQ^mer  S5ogef.  2)er  Ofen  ift  tyeijj.  2)ie 
S)ornen  ber  9^ofe  ftnb  fd^arf.  3)a§  SBaffer  !oc^t  im  Seffet. 
S)tc  gfamme  ift  rot.  S)eine  ginger  finb  bid.  fflein  ^aar 
ift  blonb,  mcine  Slugen  ftnb  blau,  mein  tleib  ift  griht.  2)ie 
f^Iaft  in  ber  ®ud)e.  S)a^  £inb  gie&t  ber  Gutter  einen 

2lller  guten  2)inge  finb  brei.     28ir  f)o6en  ^ungcr  unb 
Surft.    3d)  Ijoffe,  ba§  bu  gut  leritft. 


INTRODUCTION 


xxi 


SOME   MINOR   CHANGES 


English  is  German 

ch 

f 

The  child  eats  cherries.    The  birch  is  a  tree. 
Sag  ftinb  ifct  Sirfoben.    2)ie  SBirfe  ift  ein  Saum. 
The  bench  is  of  wood.  The  cheese  is  in  the  kitchen. 
2)ie33anf  iftoon^ol}.  Ser  &afe  ift  in  ber  iUidje. 

gh,  tch 

* 

The  night  is  dark.            Bring  a  light. 
Sie  3Jad)t  ift  bunfel.         fringe  ein  Sidjt. 
The  watchman  sleeps.      Pitch  is  black. 
Ser  2Btid)ter  fdjlaft.          Sag  «ped}  ift  fdjitwrj. 

sh 

fd>* 

The  fish  swims.                 The  bush  is  green. 
Set  g-ifd)  jcfaroimmt.         2)er  S3uft^  ift  griin. 
The  shoe  is  of  leather.     The  ship  sails. 
2>er  Srf|ul)  ift  oon  Seber.   Sag  (St^iff  fegelt. 

si 
sm 
sn 
sw 

Wl 
fcfim 

fa« 

fdjTO 

The  sleeper  sleeps.           The  fox  is  sly. 
2)er  ©c^lafer  fdjltift.         Ser  %ud)^  ift  ft^Iau. 
He  is  a  smith.                   We  (s)melt  the  ore. 
Gt  ift  ein  (Sdjmieb.           SCir  fc^meljen  bag  @tj. 
The  snow  is  white.     The  snipe  is  a  bird. 
2)er  ©djnee  ift  roei^.    2)ie  (£d)itepfe  ift  ein  SSogel. 
The  swan  swims.              The  sword  is  sharp. 
2>er  ©cfjttmn  fdjtoimint.    Sas  @rf)ttiert  ift  fc^arf. 

X 

d;§ 

He  has  six  oxen.       The  fox  and  the  lynx  are  sly. 
(Sr  fiat  fedj3  D^fen.  Set  g-u^g  itnb  ber  SuefiS  ftnb 
fc^lau. 
Th  e  bee  makes  wax.                  Flax  grows  here. 
£>ie  SMene  mad^t  2Bac^§.          gla^  roac&ft  fiter. 

y 

i.  0 

Yes,  I  am  young.       I  have  a  yoke  of  oxen. 
$a,  ic&  bin  jung.       %<fy  fiabe  ein  ^oc^  Dchfen. 
This  flower  is  yellow.  Yesterday  I  was  ill. 
2>iefe33lumeiftgelb.  ©eftern  roar  ic^  Iranf. 

*  St  and  sp  remain  unchanged.    But  in  German  the  f  before  t  and  p  in 
the  beginning  of  a  syllable,  according  to  the  best  usage,  is  pronounced  like 

f,  for  instance:  ShtJjf,  pronounce  Sdjtufjf ;  Sj)CCrf  pronounce  (g^pecr; 
Ijcn,  pronounce  frfjtcfieit ;  fprcdjctt,  pronounce  frf|prcd)en.  But  in  giirft, 
iifte^  SBefpe,  ©djroefter,  etc. ,  the  fi  and  fp  are  pronounced  as  in  English. 


XX11 


INTRODUCTION 


WORDS  OF  COMMON  ORIGIN  BUT  DIFFERENT  IN 
MEANING 


Saner,  peasant 

fasten,  to  drive 

£ofe,  pantaloons 

bower,  (neigh)bor 

to  fare 

hose 

gtattttt,  tree 

Ofeiltb,  enemy 

£l»tb,  dog 

boom,  beam 

fiend 

hound 

Scin,  leg 

ftlofdje,  bottle 

Soil,  lime 

bone 

flask 

chalk 

BlOttf,  shining 

ftlittte,  gun 

ferf,  bold 

blank 

flint 

quick 

SJatt,  leaf 

fredj,  insolent 

Scrl,  fellow 

blade 

freak 

churl 

bletdj,  pale 

^urft,  prince 

«  itubc,  boy 

bleak 

first 

knave 

9(itme,  flower 

Qtauttteit,  palate 

^Ictb,  dress 

bloom 

gums 

cloth 

brnucf)cit,  to  need,  want 

@a{fef  street 

iincrijt,  manservant 

brook 

gate 

knight 

Sraut,  betrothed 

©iff,  poison 

SJraft,  strength 

bride 

gift 

craft 

33routigomf  betrothed 

jjfott,  smooth 

franf,  sick 

bridegroom 

glad 

crank 

$adj,  roof 

flletdj,  equal 

ffiljn,  bold 

thatch 

like 

keen 

Tampf,  steam 

fjdttbcltt,  to  act 

Soitti,  foliage 

damp 

handle 

leaf 

$>orf,  village 

^aut,  skin 

Inuf  en,  to  run 

thorp 

hide 

leap 

bumm,  stupid,  dull 

^cbcn,  to  lift 

2dm,  glue 

dumb 

to  heave 

lime 

ettel,  vain 

Ijeil,  unhurt 

Sens,  spring 

idle 

whole 

lent 

(Jrttte,  harvest 

$er6erge,  inn 

Icfcn,  to  read 

to  earu 

harbor 

to  lease 

Jyobcn,  thread 

•Ocrbft,  autumn 

fiodj,  hole 

fathom 

harvest 

lock 

INTRODUCTION 


XXlll 


2)Zef|r,  flower 
meal 

(Seffel,  armchair 
settle 

<BieI),  cattle 
fee 

£)fcii,  stove 
oven 

©orge,  care 
sorrow 

Sojjel,  bird 
fowl 

$fUd)t,  duty 
plight 
^fropfeit,  cork 
prop 
rufdf,  quick 
rash 

fterben,  to  die 
to  starve 
ftreng,  severe 
strong 
®tllWf  chair 
stool 

ttJCt^,  soft 
weak 
Weil,  because 
while 
totrfett,  to  act 
work 

JReife,  journey 
rise 
rcijjen,  to  tear 
to  write 

topfer,  brave 
dapper 
Xfydl,  valley    , 
dale 

galjl,  number 
tale 
5(ilj(ett,  to  count 
to  tell 

<3ad)C,  thing 
sake 

XitV,  animal 
deer 

3ai«t,  hedge 
town 

fdjmal,  narrow 
small 

£ifef),  table 
dish 

3cit,  time 
tide 

fdjmeden,  to  taste 
smack 
©djmcrs,  pain 
smart 

toB,  mad 
dull 
£orf,  peat 
turf 

.Settling,  newspaper 
tidings 
Simmer,  room 
timber 

fttyoit,  beautiful 
sheen 

trcu,  faithful 
true 

fdjttwra,  black 

swarthy 

U^r,  clock,  watch 
hour 

SBorftufe 


,,(£tjre  fct  <5ott  in  ber  fjotje" 


SebeS  ®inb  fjat  einen  SBater  iinb  eine  SDhttter.  £>er  $ater 
unb  bie  Gutter  finb  bie  ©Item  be3  £inbe3.  ©Item  unb 
Slinber  ftnb  eine  gamilie. 

£>a<§  Stinb  ift  ein  Sofjn  ober  eine  Xodjter.    Sfteine  ©Item 
f)a6en  5ft>ei  <Sof)ne  unb  gtoei  Xoc^ter.     S)ie  eine  Xodjter  bin   B 
Mj,  bie  anbere  ift  meine  ©c^rtjefter  ©ertrnb. 

©te  ift  alter  al3  i(^.    H)?ein  SBruber  ^an§  ift  auc^  alter 
all  id).     Gr  ift  ber  a'ttefte  tion  un§.     5t6er  ntein  Sruber 
gran^  ift  jiinger  afe  irf).     Sr  ift  ber  jiingfte.     SBriiber  unb 
•@djtt)eftern  ftnb  ©efdjftjifter.  10 

®ie  ©Item  meiner  ©Item  finb  meine  ®roJ3eItern.  BKeine 
beiben  ©roftmiitter  leben  nod^,  aber  nteine  beiben  ©rojjba'ter 
finb  tot. 

9J?ein  Skater  Ijat  einen  93ruber  unb  eine  ©cijtoefter.    2)er 
Sruber  meineg  23ater3  ift  mein  Dnfef.     2)ie  ©cijtoefter  nteine^  15 
ift  meine  Xante. 

Onlet  fjat  fiinf  Stinber,  groei  ^naben  unb  bret 
9}?abd)en.  2)ie  ^naben  finb  meine  SSettern,  bie  SWabc^en 
finb  meine  S3afen  ober  meine  ©oufinen. 

2Ba3  ber  SSater  rciU,  S)a§  befolge  ftttt.  20 

bie  Gutter  f priest,  SCBarum  ?    grage  ni(^t.     anon. 


4  ©liicf  Sluf 

2>cr  SBtntcr 

$>er  SBinter  ift  bie  fotte  geit  beg  SafjreS.  3)er  SBtnter  ift 
cine  SafyreSgeit.  S)a3  Safjr  fjat  einS,  gnjei,  brei,  bier  3af)re3= 
aeiten.  £)ie  SafyreSgeiten  finb :  ber  grueling,  ber  ©ommer, 
ber  ^>erb[t  iinb  ber  SSinter. 

s      3m  SBinter  t)aben  tuir  met  ©djnee  unb  (£t§.    (£§  fdjneit 
oft  biele  Xage.    SDann  tft  bie  (Srbe  mit  ©c^nee  bebecft. 

^iir  ben  ©rfjnee  {jaben  fair  @d§neefc^iit)e.  SSir  geljen  mit 
ben  @rf)neefd)irf)en  auf  bent  (Sd^nee.  ${u3  bem  ©djnee  mac^en 
roir  etnen  Sail.  Satte  au^  @d;nee  finb  ©djneebQtte. 
10  S)er  SStnter  in  fceutfdjtanb  ift  fe^r  fait.  Oft  tft  ber 
beutfc^e  SBinter  falter  al£  ber  SSinter  in  9?eu=(£nglanb. 
2)iefe^  Sa^r  ^aben  rotr  ben  fa'Iteften  SBinter. 

5Iber  ber  SBinter  ift  nic^t  long.     @r  beginnt  im  9}?onat 
5)egember  unb  enbet  im  Hftonat  S^arj.    9^ur  bie  Sftonate- 
15  ^Degember,  Sanuar  unb  $ebritar  finb  SBintcrmonate. 

Sm  9War§  fdjeibet  ber  SBintcr.  93alb  fommt  ber  ^ritfj- 
ling.  2)ann  ladjt  bie  ©onne  unb  bann  Iad)t  unfer  ^er^. 
S)ann  fommen  bie  S3tumcn  unb  bann  ftngt  bie  Serdje  unb  ber 
£uducf.  Unb  bie  SKenfc^en  fingen :  „  SBinter  5tbe !" 

20      SBinter  Stbe !  SfBinter  Slbe! 

©djetben  tf)ut  roe^.  ©d^eiben  t^ut  roe^. 

2lber  betn  ©tfieiben  ma^t,  ®e^ft  bu  nid^t  balb  nad?  §aug, 

2)af(  tntr  ba§  §erse  ladjt.  Sad^t  bidj  ber  $ucfucf  aug. 

SBinter  Slbe !  SBinter  2lbe !  30 

25      Scfjeiben  t^ut  nje^l  ©d^eiben  tfyut  met). 

§offmonn  von  %a IlerSIebeit, 


SSorftiife 


Sftit  bem  grilling  fommt  aud)  ber  ®uducf.  2)er 
tft  ein  SSogel  (£r  ftiegt  im  SBinter  ttad)  bem  ©iiben.  3nt 
grilling  fommt  er  roieber  nad)  bem  Sftorben.  ©oldje  SSoget 
nennt  man  2Sanbert>ogel. 

2)er  ^ttdEiicf  tebt  im  griinert  2SaIb.    ©r.ift  fel)r  iDeifc.     Sr   s 
ift  roeifer  ali§  bie  Sftenftfjen.    ST  fagt  ben  9#enfd)en,  n)a^  fie 
felbft  nid)t  roiffen.    @r  ift  ctn  ^ropfjet. 

(£in  2JMbd)en  ^ort  ben  ^ucfucf  rufen.  W35cr  Sut&id  foE 
mir  propfjegeien,"  fagt  fie.  @ie  ge^t  in  ben  2Ba(b  unb  ruft: 
,,$iicfiicf,  fage  mir,  toann  !ommt  ba^  &iM  gu  mir  ?"  10 

3)er  ^uchic!  antroortet:  ,,^urfucf!w  Sann  ift  er  ftttt. 
@  i  n  ,,^uc!uc!"  ift  fobiet  roie  ein  ^a^r.  Sa^  9)2abd;en  Iacrjt. 
S5ann  ruft  fie  :  ,f®ucrucff  roie  Diele  So^re  raerbe  id)  te&en  ?" 

2)er  ^uducf  anttoortet:  ffSiicfucf,  Eudhicf,  ^uducf,  ..." 
Sag  Sfttibcfjen  gcifjrt  :  ,,(Sin^,  gtoei,  brei,  bier,  fiinf,  fec^^,  f  te&en,  15 
ad^t,  neun,  gefjn,  elf,  jtodlf,  brei^efjn,  bierje^n,  funfjc^n,  fed^ge^n, 
fieb^efjn,  adjtjefjn,  neun^e^n,  ^raan^ig,  einunb^roanjig." 

@ie  §at)lt  bi^  brei^ig,  biergig,  fiinf^ig  unb  big  ijunbert. 
$)ann  ruft  fie:  ,,^udud,  bit  bift  ein  fatfdjer  ^rotofjet." 
5trgerti(i)  gefyt  bag  9Kdbc£)en  nad;  §aug.  20 

5lber  ber  tuduc!  ruft  tmmer  nod)  :  ,,^uduc!  !  Shicfuc!  !" 


ruft  au3  bem  2Balb: 
Saffet  unS  fingen, 

unb  jpringenl 

g,  griifjling  rokb  eg  nun  balb!  25 

§offmann  uou   SaUerSlefien. 


6  ©liicf  2luf 

3>er  Safins 

3)te  <3onne  fdjetnt.    £>er  §tmmet  ift  fcfou.    3m  ©onnen* 
fdjetn  fdjmeljcn  @i3  unb  @d)nee  auf  bem  SBerge  unb  im 
2)a3  SSaffer  rinnt  toon  ben  SBergcn  in  bie  X^dler. 
2Sa[|cr  ftromt  im  9?egcn  auf  bie  (Srbe. 
5      S)te  Srbe  ertoacljt  aii§  i^rem  (Sd^taf.    @^  tear  ein  langer 
SSinterfc^laf.    3)tc  (Srbe  ift  burftig.    <Sie  trin!t  ba3  SSaffer 
Don  ben  Sergen  unb  fie  trtnft  ben  9?egen. 

£)ann  legt  fie  i()r  ^rul)(ing§f(etb  an :   ein  fd)one<§  gritne^ 
tfeib.    5luf  ba§  ^(eib  ftedt  fie  5tnentonen,  ^ro!u^r  @d)nee= 
10  glocftfjen,  ^rimcln  unb  SSeildjcn.     S)icfe  S3Iumcn  finb  ^rufj= 
ling^btumen.     <Sie  toadjfen  im  (Garten  unb  im  SSatbe. 

Sm  9Kai,  im  luunberfdjonen  Sftonat  9^ai,  fommen  bie 
Iieblid)en  9#aiglocfd)en.  @te  ttiacE)fen  im  ©artcn,  aber  fie 
njad)fen  au<^  raitb  im  SSalbe. 

15  S)ie  9Kenfd)en  bertaffen  ba^  §au§.  @ie  ge^en  f)inau3  in 
ben  SSalb.  @ie  toinben  au^  ben  fd)6nen  2J?ai6Iumen  einen 
<Strau§  unb  fie  fingen: 

2lHe§  neu  mad^t  ber  2Rat, 
2Hadjt  bie  ©eele  frtfd^  unb  fret. 
20  Sajjt  bag  §aug !  fommt  ^inaug  1 

SBinbet  einen  ©traufj. 

ft.  u on  Kamp. 


SBorftufe 


Satyr  tyat   breityunbert   fitnfunbfed)§ig   (365)   Sage. 
Sag  ift  jtufilf  (12)  ©tunben  long,  itnb  bie  Sftactyt  ift 
(12)  Stunben  tang. 

Sm  SSinter  finb  bte  Sage  fur§  unb  bte  !ftactyte  long.  Sm 
©ommer  finb  bie  Sage  longer  unb  bte  9?actyte  fitter  ate  tm 
SSinter. 

S)er  Sag  begtnnt  mtt  bent  93?orgen,  bann  fommt  ber 
mtttag,  bann  bcr  9J?tttag,  ber  9?ad)mtttag,  ber  3lbenb,  bie 
unb  bte  SKittcrnadjt.    S)a^  Satyr  tyat  gniotf  (12)  donate. 
Seber  Sftonat  tyat  bret^tg  (30)  ober  einiinbbretjjtg  (31)  Sage,  10 
nitr  ber  gebruar  tyat  actytunb^anjtg  (28). 

3)er  Sanitar,  ber  gebruar,  ber  2fttir§,  ber  5(prir,  ber  9J?at, 
ber  Sum,  ber  Suit,  ber  5lugitft,  ber  (September,  ber  Dfto&er, 
ber  9?ot>em6erf  ber  S)e5ent6er  finb  bte  gluolf  donate  be^ 
Satyre^.  15 

(£3  finb  gtoeiitnbfunfstg  (52)  2Boctyen  tm  Satyre.  SDie 
SBoctye  tyat  fie&en  Sage.  Ser  @onntag  ift  ber  erfte  Sag  ber 
SSoctye.  £)er  9}?ontag  ift  ber  gtoeite  Sag,  ber  SDienftag  ift 
ber  britte  Sag,  ber  2Jtttttt)odj  ift  ber  bierte  Sag,  ber  S)onner3- 
tag  ift  ber  funftc  Sag,  ber  $rettag  ift  ber  fectyfte  Sag,  ber  20 
©onnabenb  ift  ber  fiebte  Sag  ber  SSoctye. 

S)er  erfte  Sag  tin  Satyre  ift  ber  erfte  Sanuar,  ber  9?eu= 
jatyr^tag.  S)er  le^te  Sag  be3  Satyre^  ift  ber  einitnbbreifjigfte 
SDegember.  5(m  erften  Sanuar  neungetyntyimbert  unb  ein^ 
(1901)  roar  ber  ©eburtStag  be^  sroan^igften  Satyrtyunbert^.  25 


8  ©Ifid 

HKein  ®eburt3tog  tft  am  neunje^nten  3tfai.  S)er  ©eburt& 
tag  meineS  greunbeS  tft  am  jtoangigften  Sfyrtl.  28ir  finb 
beibe  tnt  Safjre  ad^efjnljunbert  funfunbatf^ig  (1885) 

geboren. 

SSir  fc^reiben  jefct  neunge^n^unbert  unb  ein§  (1901). 
^adjfte^  Safjt  fc^reiben  loir  neunaefjnljiinbert  unb  jtoci 
(1902). 


Slpril,  3«ni  "n^  (September. 
10  5el^ruar  ^  otermal  fieben. 

SWe,  bie  no^  iibrig  blieben 
$aben  einunbbrei^ig. 


Sttefmiittcr^en 

S)a§  (Stiefmiitter^en  ift  ber  SRame  einer  Stume. 
Slume  ^at  etne  S3Iumen!rone  unb  etnen  ^etc^.    @in  JBtatt 
15  ber  S3Iumen!rone  tft  em  Stumenbtatt.     Gin  Statt  beg  ^etc^e^ 
ift  ein  ^etc^btatt. 

3)03  @tiefmiitterd)en  tjat  fiinf  Stumenbtatter.    S)iefe  f)aben 
biete  ^arben;  fie  finb  bielfarbig  ober  bunt.     2)a§  (Stiefmiit* 
teri^en  tjat  auc^  fiinf  S!etc^blatter.     S)iefe  finb  griin  unb  finb 
20  biet  Hetner  ate  bie  SBIumenblatter. 

S)a^  gro^e  S3tumenbtatt  ift  bie  ©tiefmutter.    @totj  fi^t 
fie  auf  jtoet  @tuf)Ienf  ba§  ift  auf  jtoei  ^el^blattern. 

S)ie  SBlumenbtdtter  §u  beiben  ©eiten  ber  ©tiefmutter  finb 
t^re  eigenen  ^tnber.    SebeS  ^inb  f)at  einen  fc^onen  griinen 
25  (Stut)(  fiir  fic|. 


Sorftufc  9 

beiben  anberen  Stuntenblatter  miiffen  gufantmen  auf 
einem  fleinen  (Stufytcrjen  fi|en.  3)iefe  flatter  finb  bie  armen 
©tieffinber. 

llnb  too  ift  ber  SD^ann  ?    <3ef)t  in  bag  Snnere  be3  Mcrje3 
—  er  fitjt  unter  bent  ^antoffel  ber  (Stiefmutter  iinb  ift  ein 

t>ertrocfnete<§  9)Mnn(ein. 


^iiiimrijcn  int  SBatbe 

(Sin  Saumdjen  ftef)t  im  2BaIbe.     ®8-  ift  ein  !(einer 
ncnbaum.    Sine  Xanne  ober  ein  Xannenbaum  ^at  Slabeln 
ftatt  ber  flatter. 

S)te  griinen  S'iabetn  finb   fdjon  genug  im  3Sinterf  aber  10 
im    ©ommcr    finben    bie   Sftenfcfyen    bie    griinen   Starter 
fcfjoner. 

3)a3  S3ciiimc^en  ift  traurig  unb  e3  fagt:   ,r^!ein  SiJienfc^ 
fommt  511  mir,  fie  ge^en  olle  311  ben  anberen  93aumen.    2(d^, 
tja'tte  td^  flatter  t)on  purem  ©olbe  !    2)ann  miifeten  mid)  bie  15 
•JRenfcrjen  me^r  lieben,  al3  bie  anberen  Saume  !" 

5Im  narf)ften  9)?orgen  ift  fein  SSunfcf;  erfudt.  @g  !^at 
golbene  Starter.  @ie  gti^ern  in  ber  @onne. 

®a^  Saumc^en  ift  gliicf(id).  ,,®ein  S3aum,"  fagt  eS,  ,,f)at 
fo  fctjone  Starter  tote  ic^  !"  20 

5tber  ba  !ommt  ein  Sube  burc^  ben  SSalb.  @r  fjat  einen 
tangen  Sart.  ^sn  ber  §anb  {jot  er  einen  gro&en  @ac!.  (£r 
fief)t  bie  gotbenen  S3(atter  unb  er  pftiirft  fie  alte  unb  ftecft  fie 
in  feinen  <Sad 


10  ®liicf 

%lun  ift  bag  Baumcf)en  nod;  trauriger  itnb  fagt:  ,,5ld),  bid* 
Iciest  finb  Blatter  Don  ©lag  fceffer  ate  Blatter  toon  (Mb. 
SSie  fefjr  roiinfdje  id)  mir  glaferne  Blatter!" 

Sim  nadiften  Sftorgen  f)at  bag  Baumdjen  toirfltdj  glaferne 
Blatter.  <3ie  funfeln  in  ber  <Sonne  tote  Siamanten. 

2l6er  ba  fommt  ein  ©turm  burcf)  ben  SSatb.  (£r  f^iittett 
bie  Baume  unb  jerbric^t  aE'  bie  f^onen  gtajernen  Blatter 


tt)iinfcl)t  fief)  bag  Baumlein  griine  Blatter.    3l6er 
10  lawn  !^at  eg  bie  griinen  Blatter,  ba  !ommt  eine  3^e9e  ^ur(i) 
ben  SSalb  unb  frifct  aE'  bie  fd^onen  frifc^en  Blatter  a6. 

S)ag  Baumlein  toeint.     @§  fenft  bag  ^opfc^en  unb  fagt  : 
,,S23ie  bumm  lt>ar  ic^  !    Sie  golbenen  Blatter,  bie  gla'jernen 
Blatter,  bie  griinen  Blatter  finb  nic^t  l>alb  fo  gut  toie  meine 
is  alien  9?abeln." 

Unb  alg  eg  bag  fagt,  l>at  eg  feine  guten  alten  S^abeln 
roieber.  2)a  ladjt  bie  ©onne,  unb  ba  lad)en  bie  anberen 
Baume  im  SBalbe;  aber  am  meiften  lad)t  bag  Ba'umcfjen 
felber. 

^cr  Stord) 

20  ©etyen  @ie  bag  §aug  ?  S)ag  ift  bag  ^aug  eineg  beutfcljen 
Bauerg.  @g  ift  ein  Bauerfyaug.  @g  ift  niebrig  unb  fjat 
Heine  ^enfter. 

2)as  2)ad)  ift  Don  ©tro^,  eg  ift  ein  ©troljbad).  5luf  bent 
£ad)e  ift  ein  SRcft.  Sn  bem  9?efte  fte^t  ein  ©torc^.  (£r 

25  fte^t  auf  einem  Beine  unb  er  ftef)t  gan§  ftifl. 


Stotcfye 


SBorftufe  11 

(Seine  $ebern  finb  fdjroarg  unb  roeifj.  ©em  langer, 
biinner  ©djnabel  unb  feine  langen,  biinnen  SBeine  finb  rot. 
©cIjroarg=roeiJ3=rot  finb  bie  beutfdjen  $arben. 

S)er  ©torrf)  ift  ein  bcutfc^er  SBogel    @u  liebt  S)eutfd)(anb 
unb  bie  £)eutfd)en  lieben  if)n.    2tber  im  2Sinter  ift  S)eutfc£)=   « 
lanb  gu  fatt.     2)aun  ffiegt  ber  ©torcf)  mit  feiner  gamitie 
nad^   $gt)pten.     Sort  tuatet  er  graoitatifc^   am  Sftil  unb 
fuc^t  ftcf)  grofdje. 

^sm  ^rii^ting  fommt  ber  atte  ©tordj  mit  ber  ^rau  ©torcfyin 
rtieber  ^uriic!  nacfj  ber  atten  §eimat,  in  ba§  alte  ©torcfjneft.  10 
@ie  ^aben  Diet  gu  tfyun.    SDie  grau  <Storc|irt  mufj  bie  @ier 
legen  unb  au^bruten  unb  ber  §err  ©tord)  mufj  ba^  S'Jeft 
au^beffern  unb  gutter  fuc^en. 

SSenn  bie  ©torc^^inber  fommen,  bann  ^aben  bie  ©Item 
nocf)  me'Ejr  gu  t^un.     @ie  miiffen  i^re  St(einen  fiittern  unb  15 
miiffen  fie  fliegen  lefjren. 

£ciglirf)  miiffen  bie  Heinen  ©torc^e  berfudjen  gu  pbfen 
unb  gu  fliegen,  —  guerft  in  bent  9?efte,  bann  auf  bent  2)ad§e. 
S5a(b  mac^en  fie  ifjr  erfte^  ^Iieg=@jamen  unb  fliegen  nad^ 
bent  nafjen  ^rofcfiteic^.  20 

2)ie  @tord^s@(tern  finb  fefyr  ftreng  unb  energif^.  2Bef)e 
bem  @tor^r  toenn  er  im  §erbfte  nicf)t  gut  ftiegen  !ann. 
S)ann  erftec^en  i^n  bie  ^ameraben  mit  ifjren  langen  roten 
©djncibetn.  <3ie  ben!en:  beffer  ein  fdjneHer  Xob,  al§  ein 
tangfame^  ©terben  in  ber  3Sinter!atte.  25 

£>ie  ©torc^e,  bie  ba§  ^(iegen  gelernt  tjaben,  ffiegen  im 
§erbft  nadj  Sg^tat  ©ie  !ommen  bann  aEe  gufammen, 


12  ©liicf  2luf 

oft  auf  ehtem  langen  |>augbaclj.  ©ie  ffabbern  alle  tnit 
tljren  ©djnabeln.  9ftit  lautem  (Mlabper  begriifjen  [te  bie 
$ameraben. 

2)er  eine  fiabbert:  ,,<3d)dneg  SBetter  sum  $ltegen  Ijeute!" 

s  $)er  anbcre:  ,,3toi  ^&er  icfj  furdjte,  morgcn  toirb  e^  regnen." 

2)er  S)ritte:  ff^onnen  otte  S(;re  ®inber  fltegen?"    ®er  SSterte: 

B3ar  ban!e,  unb  S^re  ?"     2)antt  ftappern  fie  alle :  rr@IucEtid)e 

9Jetfe !    ^offentltd)  lommen  totr  alle  gut  narf)  5Ig^pten !" 

S)arauf  finb  fie  alle  etnen  foment  ganj  fttE.    SBeten  fie  ? 
10  fann  ein  @tord;  6eten  ? 

^jSto^li^,  tuie  aitf  ®ommanbo,  tjeBen  fie  ifjre  ^tiigel  unb. 
ot)ue  9?aft  nod)  D^ui)'  madjen  fie  bie  S^etfe  nad)  bem  fonnigen 
(Suben. 

2)o^  SBcrgt^meinni^t 

9Ser  f>at  ben  S3Iumen  i^re  Sftamen  gegeben  ?    Sie  9J?enfd)en, 
15  meint  tt)r?    S^ein,  e§  ift  ber  liebe  ®ott  felber.     25a§  toar 
bor  (anger,  longer  3e^. 

£>ie  S3Iumen  alle:  bie  9?ofef  bie  Silie,  bal  35eilc^en,  bie 
^rimel,  bie  Xulpe,  bag  3)?aiglodd)cnf  bag  @c^neegl6cfd)enr 
bag  ©tiefmutterc^en  unb   biete  anbere  n;aren  boE  greube 
20  fiber  ifyre  fd)onen  Seamen. 

9?ur  ein  Slum^en  rt>ar  traurig.  3)a3  lt>ar  ein  ganj  !feineg 
Sliimdjen.  @g  ftanb  am  S3ai^e  unb  toeinte.  ,f3Sarum  toeinft 
bu  ?"  fragten  bie  anberen  Slumen. 

„%$),"  fcf)luc^at  bag  Slumc^en,  ,,ic|  ^abe  meinen 
25  bergeffen."    Unb  eg  foeint  nod§  mel)r. 


JBorftufe  13 

fjort  ber  tiebc  ©ott.  Sit  bcr  9lad)t  !ommt  er  511  bem 
23(itmd)ctt  unb  fagt  janft:  ,,S5ergif;mctnntcE)t  jolt  bem  Jiftame 
fetn.  SDen  Seamen  ftrirft  bu  nidjt  tiergeffen  !" 

3)a3  33(umd)en  tear  fefyr  gtiiclltd)  liber  ben  fc^onen  Seamen. 

35oII  3)an!  gegen  ©ott  trcigt  e^  nun  bte  ^arbe  b 
unb  tcuc^tct  lute  ein  ©tern  bes>  ^)immet^. 

ffSSergi^  metn  ntdjt,  bcrgi^  mein  nid§t!"  fagt  e§  ben 
fd^en.    Unb  ba3  lltngt  fo  fanft  unb  toarnenb  tote 
©timme,  bte  ba§  S3tumc£)en  in  ber  9^ac|t  fyorte,  ate  eg  fetnen 
Seamen  bergeffen  ijatte.  10 


etn  fleine§  33Iiimc|en       ©^  I>ot  nicfjt  oiel  }u  jagen, 
2luf  einer  griinen  2lu',  Unb  alle§,  nw3  eS  jprid^t 

©ein  Slug'  ift  nrie  ber  ^immel       3ft  tmmer  nut  baSfelbe  — 
@o  Better  unb  fo  blau.  3ft  nur:  aSergifjmeinmtfit  ! 

§offmonn  von  gallerSleben. 


SBei^no^tcn 

D  ^annenbaum,  D  Sannenbaum,  15 

2Bie  treu  finb  beine  flatter! 

S)u  griinft  nid^t  nur  jur  ©ommerjeit, 

3^ein,  aud^)  im  SBinter,  roenn  eg  fc^nett. 

D  £annenbaum,  D  Xannenboum, 

SBie  treu  finb  beine  flatter  !  20 

ftngen  bte  beutjc|en  ®tnber  an  bem  gro^ten  g^fte  ber 

f  bem  2Setf)nad§tgfefte. 
S)er  [djonfte  Xctl  beg  ge[te§  tft  ber  fjetttge  5t6enb  ober 
ber  SSetljnac^tgabenb.     2)a§  tft  ber  3l6enb  beg  trierunb* 


14  ®iuc! 

groanaigften  (24.)  ®egember.     ©Item  unb  SHnber  ntarfjen 

grofce  Eorbereitungen  fur  biefcn  Slbenb.    $te  Gutter  bac!t 

unb  !orf)t  in  ber  ®urf)e.    @ie  felbft  bacft  bie  bielen  28eil)* 

nad)t3furf)en. 
5      $ater  unb  Gutter  faufen  biete  fc^5ne  ®aben  fiir  bie 

®tnber.    5tuc^  bie  ^inber  fjaben  SBeif)nad)t§gaben  fiir  bie 

ettern.    S)iefe  ®aben  ^aben  fie  tneiften^  fetbft  gemarfjt. 
5lm  9^ac^mittag  be§  bierunbatDanaigften  Seacmber  finb  bie 

^inber  in  einem  Dimmer  o^ne  Sic^t.     Sm  ©unJetn  fingen 
10  fie  SSeif)nac^t§neberf  unb  fie  er^ctfjten  einanber  bom  £t)rift= 

finb,  bon  Sanft  9^if(a^  unb  bon  Sofep^  unb  Scoria. 
$)a<§  3immer  nebenan  ift  ba§  SSeif)nacE)t§5immer. 

^inber  fetjen  oft  nacf)  ber  Xf)iir.     93atb  mu§  bie  Xpr 

offnen.    2)ie  Sautter  tjat  gefagt:  um  fed^^  lltjr  !ommt 
15  S^riftfinb. 

®egen  fet^§  Uf)r  fingen  bie  ®inbcr  nic^t  me{)rf  fie  ftetjen  on 

ber  £f)iirr  fie  marten  auf  ein  ^eic^en.    Se^t  ift  e3  fed)^  Ufjr. 

2)a  tjoren  bie  ®inber  bie  ©timmen  bon  SSater  unb  9Kutter. 

@ie  fingen  ba 


20  3^r  ^inberlein  fommet,  D  fomntet  bod^  all', 

3ur  Grippe  ^erfommet  in  $Betf)Ief)em3  ©taQ, 
Unb  je^t,  roag  in  biefer  ^oc^^eiligen  3latf)t 
SDcr  SSater  im  §immel  fiir  ^reube  un§  ma^t! 

S)a  opet  ber  SBater  bie  Xpr.    2)ie  ^inber  ftefjen  einen 
25  foment  tt)ie  geblenbet.    Sann  ftiirmen  fie  in  bag  (jelte 
SSei^nad^t^jimmer. 


SBorftufe  15 


Sn  ber  9ftitte  be3  QmmvcS  ftef)t  ber  grofee  Sannenbawn. 
@r  ift  befjangt  mit  golbenen  unb  filbernen  %feln  unb  9?uffen. 
©ie  gli^ern  in  bem  ©djein  ber  irieten  2$ac|j§lid)ter. 

groifdjen  ben  ^toeigen   fyangen  and)  fiijse  ©ad)en  bon 
fi()o!olaber  3ucfcr  unb  SJ^ar^tpan.     S)a^  ©d^dnfte  aber  ift   5 
ber  @ngel  f)od)  oben  ou[  bem  93aum:  ber  SSeifynac^enget. 

Unter  bem  Saum  ftcfjt  bie  rt^ripper"  ba^  ift  ein  ©tall  au^ 
^olj  mit  giguren  au^  ^olg.  S)a  ttegt  ba3  Sf)rift!inbdjen 
auf  ben  Slnieen  feiner  SDhttter.  S)a  ift  and)  Sofept)  unb  ba 
ftnb  bie  |)irten.  10 

5lud)  Oc^fen,  ^iitje,  ©djafe  unb  @fet  finb  in  bem  ©tall. 
liber  bem  ©tall  fliegen  bie  @ngct.  ©ie  tjalten  einen  toeifjen 
©treifen  papier  in  ber  ^>onb.  5luf  bem  papier  ftet)t  ber 
SSeitjna^t^gru^  ber  (Snget  :  @f)re  fei  ©ott  in  ber  §6f)e,  unb 
griebe  auf  (Srben  unb  ben  SKenfdjen  ein  2$ol)Igefaften.  15 

llm  ben  SSeitjnadjt^baum  ftefjen  tiiele  Heine  Xifdje,  fiir  jebe 
$|3erfon  ein  Xifc^.  3lnf  einem  tocifsen  leinenen  Xifdjtut^  liegen 
ba  bie  fd)onften  ©aben.  2)iefe  finb  nidjt  in  papier  gemicfelt 
ttrie  in  3(meri!a.  5luf  jebem  £ifd)  fte^t  aud)  ein  grower  XeCer 
mit  5tpfetn,  Stiffen,  §onig!uc^en  unb  2ftar§ipan.  20 

S5eim  brennenben  ^annenbaum  fpieten  bie  ^naben  mit 
if)ren  ©olbaten  unb  bie  9}?abc^en  mit  ifjren  ^up|3en.  llm 
ge^n  llfyr  miiffen  bie  ^inber  ju  S3ette  ge^n,  aber  fie  !onnen 
tange  nidjt  fd^Iafen.  5lm  nac^ften  9ftorgen  finb  fie  fef)r  frii^ 
nrieber  im  SSei^nac^t^^immer.  25 


16 


stuf 


(Sine  gan^e  SBorfje  tang  fteljt  ber  9Sctf)nacfjt§baum  nod)  in 
feinem  fdjonen  S'letbe.  $)ann,  am  SIbenb  Dor  9^eu]af)r,  bem 
9?eujal)r^abcnb,  [traljlt  er  jum  letjten  9Kate.  S)ie  ftinber 
tan5en  urn  ben  brennenben  Banm  nnb  fingen  nocf)  einmat : 
5  ,,0  Xanncnbaum,  0  Xannenboum."  2)ann  pliinbern  (te  ben 
S3oum  unb  effen  bo§  fc^one-^uderrtjerf. 

5tm  nadjften  Hftorgen  ftecft  bie  5!o(f)in  ben  frfjonen  Xannen= 
bourn  in  ben 


Pas  il|rtftftnb 


bem  beutfdjen  ®id)terfanbe 


Stubiersimmer,  Stcrbe3immer  unb  (Sartenfyaus  (Soet^es 


te  bom 

(Sin  toitbeg  ^b'gdjen  ftefjt  auf  ber  ^eibe.     (£g  ift  fefyr  jung 
iinb  eg  tft  jefjr  fc|dnf  fo  fcfyon  tote  em  junger  9ftorgen.    @ein 
ift  9?o^(f)en  9J?orgen)c^6n. 

c^on  ^at  auc§  2)ornen,  benn  !eine 
91o[e  tft  ofjne  S)ornen.     S)ie  SDornen  ftnb  fc^arf  unb  ftecfjen.    5 
@te  ftec^en  befonber^  bie  toilben  Enabcn. 

Gtne^  Xage§  !ommt  etn  ^!na6e  auf  bte  ^>etbe.  ©ein  D^ame 
tft  93teg=ober=S3ric^.  @r  tft  jung,  unb  er  tft  fefyr  totlb,  rttlber 
al§  alfe  anberen  Slnaben. 

Sr  fieljt  ba<S  ffioZdjm  9}?orgenfc^6n  im  ©onnenfrfjetn  auf  10 
ber  §eibe.    (Sr  bcnft :  ba^  9?o^d;cn  ift  jung,  ba3  SRo^c^en  tft 
fi^on,  ba§  S^ogcfjen  mu^  i<^  pfliirfen ! 

2)er  totlbe  ^nabe  Iciuft  iiber  bie  ^eibe  gum  toitben  SRoMjen. 
Sr  fief)t  bag  9?ogc^en  gan$  na^e.  Sag  9?og(^en  tft  rot,  eg 
ift  fefyr  rot ;  eg  Iciftt  ben  ^naben  feme  frfjarfen  5)ornen  fe^en.  15 

3lber  ber  ^nabe  fflrd^tct  bie  Sornen  beg  ^eiberogdjeng 
nic|t.  f,9flogc^en !"  ruft  er,  ,,9fJofetein,  mein  mu^t  bu  fein! 
SRogdjen  9J?orgenfc^6n,  tc^  brerfje  bic^ !" 

,,^nabe  Sieg-ober'Sricf),  id)  fterfje  bid)!"  antoortet  bag 

fiird)te  beine  ^crnen  nid)t,"  fagt  ber  ^nabef  20 

19 


20  ©Ific!  5luf 

,,id)  ttntt,  idj  mujj  bid)  fjaben!"  unb  ber  nntbe  £nabe  fafet  bag 

,,9?ein,  nein,  nein!"  ruft  bag  ^ofeletn,  f,id^  rt)iff  nid)t! 
Sc|  ftedje  bid^f  ic^  fted^e  bic^  tief!" 
B      Slber  ber  toilbe  ®nabe  (ac§t,  er  ladjt  taut  uor  ^reube  iiber 

@r  fa§t  bag  arme  9?6gtein  mit  betben  £)a'nben.     S)ag 

i      r*  C: 

3l6gtein  ftidjt  unb  gtii^t;  eg  fdjreit:  ,,5td^!"  unb  eg  fc^reit: 


10      5t6er  ber  toitbe  ^!nabe  S3ieg=ober=S3ri(^  fjbrt  nid;t  barauf. 
Ofjne  ©rbarmen  pfliicft  er  bag  fd^one 


ein  Slnab'  etn  9?dglein  ftef)nr 
9?6gtein  auf  ber  ^etben, 
is  3Sar  fo  jung  unb  tnorgenfdjon, 

Sief  er  fc^nett,  eg  naf)  §u  fe^n, 
@af)'g  mit  trieten  greuben. 
9?6glein,  ^Roglein,  DftMtem  rot, 
Otogtein  auf  ber  §eiben. 

20  Shtabe  [pra^ :  „%$  &rec$e  btc^f 

Sfioglein  auf  ber  £>eiben!" 

ra^ :  „%%  ftecf)e  btdj, 
bu  emig  benfft  an  mtc^, 


bem  beutfdjen  2)trf)terlanbe 


21 


Unb  trf)  toill'S  nidjt  teiben!" 
SRMetn,  3Ro3tein,  SRiMetn  rot, 
^Ro^letn  auf  ber  £>etben. 


Unb  ber  luitbe  ®nabe 
'§  9?6§(ein  auf  ber  ^>eiben. 
9l6§(etn  toefjrte  fief)  unb  ftad), 
§alf  ifjm  boc^  fein  28ef)  unb  5lc^f 
eben  letben. 
9^6^tein,  3to3tein  rot, 
auf  ber  §eiben. 

©  o  e  1  1)  e. 


10 


,,5atj  etn  Knab'  etn  Hosletn  ftet^n" 


22  ©Ificf  Sluf 


(Soetlje  unb  <Srf)tHer 


SSoIfgang  ®oetfje 
1749-1832 


S)a3  |i>eibenro3lein  i[t  cm  ©ebtrf)t.  @oetf)e  fyat  e§  gebirf)- 
tet.  $)er  Sifter  ©oettje  ift  ein  grower  beittfc^er  S)ic^ter. 
Sr  ift  ber  grofete  S)id)ter  S)eutfc|(anbg.  6r  ift  fo  grofj  ft)ie 
Corner,  3)ante,  @^a!efpere. 

5      ©oetf)e^  grofete^  SSerl  ift  gauft.    gauft  ift  ein  2)rama. 

ftnb:    ,,^p^igenie,"    ,rGgmont," 


©oet^e  f)at  ni^t  nur  biete  gro^e  SDramen  gef^rieben; 
feine  anberen  S)id§tungen  ftnb  ebenfo  gro^.  llnter  feinen 
10  ©ebidjten  ftnb  biele  ^Serlen  beittfcfyer  ^Soefie. 

5t6er  ©oet^e  ift  nirfjt  nur  einer  ber  erften  S)icf)ter,  fonbern 
er  ift  auc^  bebeutcnb  alg  ^aturforfdjcr.  ^n  ben  S^atitr- 
loiffenfc^Qften  fjat  er  neue  @efetje  entbcrft. 


SBoIfgang  ©oetlje  ift  in  granffurt  am  9J?ain  geboren.. 

15  2)a§  Sotjr  feiner  ©cburt  —  fetn  ©eburtgjotjr  —  ift  ba^  Safjr 

fiebgeljnfjunbert   neunitnbbierjig   (1749).     S)er   £ag    feiner 


bent  beutfdjen  3)id)terlanbe  23 

©e&urt  ift  bcr   adjiunbgnjangigfte   (28.)   $nguft.     ®oetf)e3 
©eburtsotag  roar  alfo  Dor  einljunbert  §it)eiunbfunf§ig  Safyren. 

3Me  ©tabt  granlfurt,  bie  ®eburt3ftabt  be3  SDtdjterS,  ift 
eine  grofce  ©tabt.    SBiete  altc,  intereffante  Confer  finb  in 
$ranffurt.     @tnc§  bcr  intcreffonteften  £aiifer  ift  ba§  §QU§,    6 
in  bem  ©octfje  geborcn  ift. 

t§f)au§  ift  ein  gro§c§,  ftattlitf)e<§ 
ift  ein  @oetI)e=!>D?iifcum.     ©e()en  <Sie  nad; 
unb  fefjcn  @ie  fic^  ba§  ®oetf)c=!)au3  an ! 

S^   gicbt   nod)   ^luei   anberc  ©octfjC'^dufcr.     2)tefe  finb  10 
cbenfo  intereffant,  bielleidjt  intercffanter,  aU  ©octtjcg  ©cburt^- 
^ouS.     S)ie|e  ^aufer  finb  in  SScimor. 

SBcimar  ift  cine  Keine  ©tabt  in  9^itte^2)eutfd)Ianb.  @8 
ift  bie  £)auptftabt  eine^  Hcinen  SanbcS.  2)a§  Sanb  ift  ein 
^cr^ogtum:  bos§  ^cr^ogtum  @ac^fen=3Beimar'6ifenad;.  is 

(Sin  ^itrft  biefe£  Sanbe^,  ber  junge  ^er^og  £tarl  5(uguft 
bon  @ad)fen=3Scimar=(Sifenac^,  bemunberte  ben  jungen  S)id)tcr 
©oettje  fef)r.  (Sr  njoKte  i^n  in  SSeimar  fjauen.  @o  !am 
©oettje  im  £>a()rc  ftcbgetjnfjunbert  funfunbfieb^ig  (1775)  nad) 
SSeimar.  5)ort  Icbte  cr  6i§  gu  feinem  Xobe  im  Sctfjre  ad)t=  20 
5ef)it()nnbcrt  §weiunbbtei|tg  (1832). 

2)er  §er§og  ^!art  5tuguft  licbte  fcincn  greunb  ©oetfje  fe^r. 
(Sr  gab  ©oetfje  atte^,  rt>a^  biefer'  fid)  nrimfdjte.  @o  gab  er 
ifjm  anc^  ein  l(eine§  ^du^djen,  ba§  ©oet^e  ju  fjaben  aiunfc|te. 

SDteS   einfadje  !(eine  ^>au^  ift  bal  ff©artenf)au^."     @^  25 
fte^t  mitten  in  einem  fdjb'nen  ^?arf,  unb  e3  fteljt  gan§  allein. 
©oetfje  modjte  gern   aEein  fein.    Sn  biefem  ©arten^aufe 


24  ©lucf  2luf 

fonnte  er  cittern  fein,  unb  fyier  !onnte  er  bidden.    £ier  f)at 
er  met  ©cfjoneg  gebirf)tet. 

anbere  ©oetfje-^aug  in  SSeimar  i(t  ftatttirfjer  at<8  bag 
djen,  aber  e3  ift  aucfj  fetjr  einfad).     S)a<§  £au3 
5  ftefjt  mitten  in  ber  ©tabt.     $ie(e  Sftenfrfjen  gefycn  ba  ein 
unb  aul.    <Ste  fefyen  bort  bie  3immer  ®oetf)eg  mit  fetnen 
Sitbern,  ©tatuen,  S3ii^ern,  9?aturalicnr  unb  fo  better. 

3)a§  ,,5ltter{)etlig[te"  in  bent  ©oettje^au^  ift  ein  fefjr, 
fe^r  Heine^  3^mmer-    ^n  ^em  3^mmer  fte^  nid^tg  afe  ein 
10  gro^e^  Sett,  ein  fleincr  SSafc^tifc^,  ein  §njeite^  2ifdjdjen  unb 
ein  grower  @tuf)t. 

5luf  bem  S5ette  liegt  ein  £orf>eerfran§.  U6er  bent  ©tu^te 
^angt  ein  anberer  Sorbeerlran^.  §ier  auf  biefem  ©tutjle  ift 
©oetfje  tm  5l(ter  toon  breiunbad^tjtg  (83)  Safjren  geftorben. 


1759-1805 

is      $or  bem  X^eater  in  SSeimar  fte^t  ein  fc^one^  Senfrnat. 
®$  ift  bag  ^)en!mal  toon  gtoei  gro^en  beutfc^en  aRdnnern. 

£>iefe  betben  banner  njaren  tange  3e^  intime  greunbe; 
fie  lebten  in  SSeimar  unb  fie  ftarben  in  SSeintar. 
fd^rieben  fie  fyier  ifjre  beften  SSerfe. 
20      $)er  eine  biefer  banner  ift  ©oettje,  ber  2)ic^ter  unb 
forfdjer  ;  ber  anbere  ift  ©fitter,  ber  2)tc§ter  unb  ^^itofop^. 

3>er  ^ta|  bor  bem  Xi)eater  ift  ber  befte  $ta£  fur  ein 
$>enfmal  Don  ©oet{)e  unb  ©fitter.    Uber  bie  S3iit)ne  {jaben 


Sd?iller  unb  bas  Scfyillertjaus 


S4ug  bcm  beutfd)en  Sidjtcrlanbe  25 

tf)re  Sramen  ben  2$eg  in  bie  SSett  unb  in  bte  ^er§en  beg 
beutfdjen  SSoIteg  gefunben. 

©dn'tter  befonberg,  ber  9#ann  beg  SBottcg,  ift  ein  Siebling 
beg  beutfdjen  $ol!eg.     £)ie  £)eutfd)en  bctounbcrn  @oet()e, 
aber  fie  lieben  ©cEjitter.     SSenn  ein  SDrama  bon  ©chiller   s 
gegeben  iuirb,  ift  bag  Xtjeater  immer  gan^  boH. 

©djilterg    grofte   S)ramen  finb :    wSBa!fcnftetnf"   ,,9}?aria 
©tuart,"   ffS)ie  Sungfrau  Don  Orleans,"   ,,$>ie  93raut  bon 
2»ef fina, "  „  SSil^elm  ^eE. "    @d)iEer  tjat  aud)  f djone  SBaffaben 
gefdjriebcn.     (Sinige  feiner  Ballaben  finb :  „ S)cr  Stoitc^er,"  10 
fdjulj,"  »^er  ^ampf  mit  bem  3)rad)cn."    ©djtttcrg 
©ebic^t  ift  ,,3)ag  Sieb  t)on  ber  ©lode." 
^rofa  ift  auc^  fe^r  fd)6n.     5tEeg,  rt>ag  er  fcfjreibt, 
ift  grojs  unb  ibcat.     @ro^  unb  ibeat  ift  auc|  feine  $)3erf6n= 
Kd^Ieit.  is 

5ltg  S)idjter  ift  ©djitter  bielfeid)t  nic^t  fo  grojs  tote  ©oettje ; 
olg  9ftenfd>  ift  er  grower.  (Sr  toar  nid)t  mie  ©oetfje  ein  ®inb 
beg  ©tiidg.  @r  toar  arm  unb  lebte  oft  in  grower  9?ot.  2l(g 
bann  bag  ©liicf  !am,  toar  er  bem  ©rabe  na{)e. 

(Sr  ftarb  fd^on  im  Safyre  ac^tge^nfiunbert  unb  fiinf  (1805),  20 
im  fitter  t)on  fed)gunbmer§ig  ^a^ren.     Wit  feinem  gro^en 
$rcunbe  ©oetfje  unb  bem  ^er^og  Slart  5luguft  rutjt  er  in  ber 
$iirftengruft  gu  SSeimar. 


26  Wind  Slitf 


$>te  Surelei 

$er  SRfjein 

$)er  SRfjein  ift  em  gtufj  ober  ©trom  in  $)eutfrf)tanb.  3)ie 
2)eutfd)en  lieben  ifyn  mefyr  ate  alle  anberen  ©trome.  (£r 
fommt  toon  ben  5llpen  unb  ftiefct  in  bie  S^orbfee. 

SSiete  alte  ©tabte  liegen  am  SRfyein:  ^!olnf  gnm  S5ei[pietf 

5  mit  bem  ^errlic^en  2)om,  bent  Joiner  S)om.     2Inc^  bie  (Stabt 

Sonn,  eine  berii^mte  Untt>er[itat^ftabt,  Itegt  tjtcr.    Stnbere 

berufjmte  SR^einftabtc    [inb:    ©uffelborf,  ^obleng,   SKainj, 

SSorm§,  ©trafeburg,  SBofet. 

5ln  ben  Ufern  be§  $Rf)ein3  finb  fcf)6ne  SSeinberge.     2)ie 
10  SBeintrauben,  bie  ^ier  toad^fen,  finb  bejonber3  fu§  unb  too^t 
fdjmecfenb. 

3tt)i[(^en  9J?atn5  unb  SBonn  ift  ber  9W)ein  fe^r  romantifcf). 
S)a  ^at  er  madjtige  gelfen  an  feinen  Ufern,  unb  gefd^rltd§e 
9?iffe  finb  bort  im  SBaffer. 

is  £)er  SR^cin  ift  breit  unb  tief.  ®r  tragt  biele  ©c^iffe  unb 
bide  Soote  ober  ®af>ne.  @ie  fa^ren  ben  ^ein  f)inunter 
ober  ^erauf. 

2)er  JR^ein  ift  ber  beutfdje  ^ubfon.    S)tc  lifer  beg  ^ubfon 

finb  nic^t  fo  romantifrf)  toie  bie  9fJf)einufer,  aber  boc^  ift  ber 

20  £ubfon  fcfjoner  ate  ber 


bent  beutfdjen  3)id)tertanbe  27 


$>cr  Sorclct^elfen 

SStr  toolkn  ben  9H)ein  fytnunterfafjren.  2Bir  tooffen  ben 
$tuJ3  fetjen,  too  er  am  fdjonften  ift.  2Sir  gefjen  in  Sftain^  an 
33orb  eine§  2)ampffdn'ffe3  unb  fafjren  bi3  SBonn. 

9J?tt  im<§  geljen  etnige  3Imerifaner  unb  ^merifanertnnen 
auf  bag  @d;ijf.     @te  tragen  affe  einen  ^!oba!  unter  bent   5 
Srm. 

$(ucf)  titcte  Gngtdnber  fommen  an  93orb  unfere 
@ie  ^aben  aEe  ein  rotes>  S3u<^,  einen  93abe!er,  in  ber 
itnb  tefen.     9Sir  tefen  nic^t,  lt)ir  [e{)en  bie  fyerrticfyen  ^tjein^ 
ufer  an.  10 

SStr  freuen  itn§  iiber  bie  frifdjen  griinen  SSeinberge  unb 
iiber  bie  fteinen  malerifd^en  ©tcibte  unb  £)orfer  am  ^u§e 
ber  Serge.  §luf  ben  ^Bergen  unb  ^ugeln  jefjen  tuir  ^ter 
unb  ba  ein  ftatttidjeg  neueg  @c^Io§  ober  eine  atte  ©djlof^ 
rutne.  is 

Settf  niirb   ber  ^fu§  fe^r  fdjmat  unb   gefatjrlid^.    @in 
grower  fteifer   gelfen   liegt  bor  un^.     SSirb   unfer 
bagegen  fto^en  ? 

<3ef)t  bie  5Imerifaner  —  fie  fjaben  ben  gefdfjrtic^en 
frf)on  fidjer  im  Slaften!  20 

3)ie  (Sngtdnbcr  lefen  nod)  tmmer  im  S3dbe!er.  ,,2)iefer 
gel)  en,"  lefen  fie  taut,  r,ift  fet)r  gefd^rtic^  fur  ©djiffer.  ©§ 
ift  ber  Soretei=  ober  Surtei^etfen.  ,£ei'  ift  ein  atteS  SBort 
fur  ^etfen.  ,£ore'  ober  ,Sure'  ift  fo  biet  njie  ,@Ife'  ober 
,9?ije.'  ,Sore(ei'  bebeutet  bafjer  ,9^ijenfetfen.'  3Son  ber  25 


28  ©Ificf  2luf 

fdjonen  5?tr.e  Soretei  er^afylt  ber  Sudjter  §etne  in  feinem 
©ebidjte :  ,$)ie  Sorelei.'  Seber  Seutfdje  fatnt  ,S)ie  Sorelet' 
unb  fann  fie  fingen." 

S)a3  i[t  ganj  intereffant,  akr  nidjt  feljr  poettfd).    S3ei  bent 

5  rcmantifdjcn  ^elfen  miiffen  tuir  ettt>a<§  9ftomantt)"ct)e^  i)5ren. 

SSa^  erjdtjlt  un3  §cine  in  feiner  fc^onen 

@8  i(t  3(6enb,  bie  Sitft  ift  !Iar  unb  [tia. 
rit^ig  in  feinem  SBette.    ©in  ^ifc^erboot  treibt  auf    bent 
SSaffer. 

10  ^n  bem  S3oote  fi|t  ein  9Kann  unb  fdjaut  traumertfc^  in 
bie  StDenbfonne.  bitten  im  SSaffer  ftet)t  ein  fyofyer  ^etfen. 
S)ie  (Sonne  bergolbet  fcinen  @tpfe(. 

S)er  ©Differ  fdjaut  ^inauf.    ®a  fiefjt  er  im  5t6enbfonnen= 

fc^ein  eine  tounberfdjone  Sungfrau  auf  bem  getfen.     @^  ift 

15  bie  Sorelei.    @ie  fyat  lange^  golbene^  §aar,  unb  fie  !ammt 

eg  mit  einem  golbenen  ^!amme.     S^r  ©cfc^meibe  bli^t  unb 

funfelt  in  ber  ©onne. 

£)er  ©Differ  ift  ganj  geblenbet  bon  ifjrer  @d)6n^eit.    (£r 
fie^t  nidjt  auf  feinen  SSeg,  er  fiefjt  nur  bie  fdjone  Sungfrau 
20  auf  bem  $etfen. 

2)a  plo^ltrf)  I)6rt  er  eine  ©timme  —  fo  fii§,  fo  melobifdj, 
fo  getoaltig!  @r  tjort,  fiifjlt,  ftefjt  nic^tg  ate  bie  fc^onc 
9%. 

@r  fommt  na^er  unb   na'fyer  an  bie  gefa^rtic^en  JRiffc. 
25  (S%r  t6nt  ber  ^efang,  fcpner  gtiiljt  bag  ^aar. 

S)a  plotjlid),  ein  Secret  —  unb  bann  ift  atteg  ftitt  unb 
bunfet  S)ag  Soot'  ift  aerfd§eat,  ber  ©Differ  tot 


Slug  bent  beutfdjcn  3)irf)tertanbe  29 


bag  nid)t  tmrfticf)  bie  fiifje  <3timme  ber  Sorelei  ? 
Unb  fef)t  !    Sft  bag  nirfjt  ber  ©cfjein  ifyreg  gotbenen  ,!paareg  ? 
5lc|   nein:    toaS   toir  f)5ren  tft  nur  ba§  9?aufc^en  be§ 
r^.     Unb  nja^  n;tr  fefjen  ift  ntcf)t  bag  gotbene  §aar  ber 
Soretet  —  e^  finb  bie  ©onnenftrafyten,  bie  urn  ben   5 
©ipfet  beg  S3ergeg  fpielen. 
SSoritber,  boriiber. 

2)tc  Sorclei 

^5(^  toetfj  ntc^t,  toag  jolt  e§  bebeuten, 

SDa^  ic^  fo  traurtg  bin; 

(Sin  Sfttirdjen  au§  alten  3eten,  10 

S)ag  !ommt  mir  nttfjt  aug  bem  ©inn. 

5Die  Suft  ift  fii^t  unb  eg  bunfeft, 
Unb  ritfjig  flie^t  ber  91f)ein  ; 
beg  $ergeg  funfett 

eirt.  15 


SDie  fc^onfte  Sungfrait  fi^et 
S)ort  oben  tounberbar; 
S^r  gotbneg  ©efc^metbe  blt|et, 
@ie  !ammt  i|r  golbeneg  £>aar. 

@ie  !ammt  eg  mit  golbenem  ^omnte,  20 

Unb  fingt  ein  Steb  babei, 
S)ag  {jat  etne  tuunberfame 
9J?etobei! 


30 


$en  ©Differ  im  Keinen  ©djtffe 
©rgretft  e3  mit  roilbem  2Set); 
@r  fdjaut  nid)t  bie  gelfenriffe, 
©r  ftfjaut  nur  f)inauf  in  bte  £>ot)'. 

3d)  glaube,  bte  SSelten  berfcf)Itngen 
5lm  @nbe  ©Differ  unb  fia^n;- 
Unb  ba§  f)at  mit  i^rem  ©ingen 

S)ie  Soretei  get^an! 

$  e  i  n  e. 


^t^tcr  bcr  fiotclct 

^einri^  £etne  (1797-1856),  ber  Sifter  ber  Soretet,  ift 
10  ber  gro^te  beutfdje  Sieberbtc^ter  nac^  ©oettje. 

35tc   beften  feiner  ©ebic^te   [tefjen   in   bem    ,,$Burf)   ber 

£ieber"  unb  in  bem  ,,9foman5ero."     ^>ter  finben  fair  ^Sertcn 

beutfc^er  2)ic£)tung  roie  ,,$)ie  Sorelet,"   ,,2)ie  beiben  ©rena= 

btere,"  MS)a8  @d§Iad)tfetb  Don  §afting§,"  ,,$)u  bi[t  iote  eine 

15  SStume,"  unb  anbere. 

^eine^  Sieber  [inb  fetjr  oft  fomponieft  morben.    (£3  giebt 
^unbert  unb  fei^gig  ®ompofitionen  attein  bon  bem  fcfjonen 


Stebe  ,,2)u  bift  roie  eine  SBIume." 

3n  biefen  Siebern  getgt  ^eine  ebenfo    tiefe§ 
20  (SJefitt)!  unb  ein  ebenfo  rounberbare^  ©pracfygente  roie  ©oetfje. 
5Iber  Bei  §eine  ift  biefe^  poetif^e  ©efitfjt  meift  t)ermifd)t  mit 
gro^em  SBi^  unb  betfjenber  ©atire. 


3lu<§  bem  beutfdjen  SMdjterlanbe  31 

,£>eine  toar  lein  grower  Sftenfd),  unb  er  toar  aud)  !etn 
gliidlicfjer  Sftenfcfj.  @r  Ijatte  triele  $einbe,  benn  fein  §aJ3 
nmr  bitter  unb  fein  2Sit}  fdjarf. 

2)iefer  2Bi|3  toar  jebodj  and)  fein  befter  grennb,  bcfonber^ 
tDdtjrenb  feiner  tetjten,  ac^t  ^sa!)re  tangen  ®ranff)eit. 

©eine  greunbe  iueinten  ii&er  feinen  t)offn'ung§tofen  3uftanb, 
aber  er  toar  immcr  Ooll  ^umor/  ®ur<$  t)or  fetnem 
befucfjte  ein  $reunb  ben  2)id)ter,  ber  feit  bem  Safyre 
Ijunbert  einunbbrei^ig  in  ^3ari^  tebte. 

Qmti  Stranfentoafterinnen  tegten  ben  armen  ^ranfen  gerabe  10 
in  ein  frifdje^  S5ett,  al§  ber  greunb  in§  3unmer  trat. 

^^un,  tt)ie  get)t'^r  |)einrid)  ?"  fragte  er  ben  Sicrjter. 

f,S)anfe,  rec^t  gut,"  antoortete  §eine,  ,rmie  bu  fiefjft,  tragen 
mic|  bie  $rcwen  nod)  immer  auf  §anben." 

$>u  Sift  tote  cine  Slume 


(£<§  ift  im  ^riif)ling  beg  Saf)re3  1823.    §eine,  ber  gerabe  15 
in  S3ertin  ift,  moc^t  einen  ©pa^iergang.     @r  !ommt  in  einen 
2$alb  nafje  bet  Berlin. 

3)a  Ijort  er  ein  laute^,  rjerjbred)enbe!§  SSeinen.    @r  ge^t 
ber  (Stimme  nocf)  unb  finbet  balb  ein  SKabdjen  unter  einem 
Saume  fi£en.    @ie  ift  nod^  fef)r  jung,  unb  fie  ift  ttwnber*  20 
fdjon.    ^t)re  f^toor^en  5tugen  finb  boll  Xljranen,  al^  ^eine 
t)or  tl)r  fte^en  bleibt. 

SKitleibig  fragt  er  fie  nad)  ber  llrfacrje  il)rer  St^ranen. 
S)a  toeint  fie  nrieber  bitterlic^  unb  er3al)lt  bem 


32  ©liicf  Sluf 

lomme  Don  roeit  fjer  unb  toottte  mir  eine  ©teflung  in  ^Berlin 
fudjen.  9lun  fjaben  mtr  2)te6e  afteS  gerau&t,  —  meinen 
|>ut,  meinen  Sftantef,  meine  $orfe.  2lrf),  eg  ift  fct;recf(id)  !" 
f^Iud^gt  [ic. 

|jeine  nimmt  barauf  ba§  fdjone  ^tnb  6et  ber  ^>anb  unb 
fiifyrt  [te  ^u  eincr  ^reunbin.  ^>ter  ift  bte  frf)6ne  Sfttrjam  fe^r 
g(ii(flt(^,  unb  fie  nrirb  t)on  Stag  ^u  Xage  fd)6ner.  ^etne 
ben!t,  bo§  er  nie  ettoaS  @c^dnere§  unb  Sieblic^ereg  gefetjen 


10      2)oc§  enbtic^  !ommt  bte  geit,  ba^  er  Berlin  tjeriaffen  mu§. 
9J?trjom  ift  fefyr  traurig,  unb  faft  nod^  trauriger  ift  ber 
SJic^tcr.    3um  $&frf)ieb  ftccft  er  if;r  ein  S3(att  papier  in 
bie  ^anb. 
2U3  2)?irjam  e^  offnet,  fiubet  fie  barauf  bie  SSorte: 

15  S)u  bift  tme  eine  33Iume, 

@o  Ijolb  unb  fd^on  unb  rein; 
3d)  fd^au'  bid?  an,  unb  SBeljmut 
©djleidjt  mir  ing  §erj  ^inein. 

SWtr  ift,  al§  ob  id?  bie  §anbe 
20  SlufS  §aupt  bir  legen  joQt', 

SBetenb,  ba^  ©ott  bidj  er^alie 
@o  rein  unb  fd^on  unb 


bem  beutfdjen  S)id)terlanbe  33 


te  Siiefett  mtb  bie 


2luf  etnem  ©djtoffe  tin  ©Ifajs,  fjod)  oben  auf  etnem  Serge, 
tooljnt  ein  fitter  mit  fetner  jungen  £od)ter.  S)er  fitter  ift 
etn  9tie)e,  feine  Xodjter  ein  Sfiicjenfrdutetn. 

Seibe,  35ater  unb  ®inb,  [tnb  unge!)euer  gro^  unb  ftar!. 
5tber  ba^  Xoc^terletn  ift  tro£  i^rer  rie[en§a[ten  ©eftatt  nodj   5 
ein  redjte^  Slinb.     <3ie  fpielt  gern  unb  fpielt  ben  gangen 
Xag. 

(Sinft,  an  etnem   frfjoncn  Stage  im   griif)ting,   getjt  ba§ 
S^iefenfrciulein    f^a^teren.      @ie    matf)t    n)te    immer    einen 
©pagicrgang  auf  bie  na!)en  S3erggi|jfet.     5l6er  ba  ift  fie  10 
fiijon    fo    oft    getoefen.      @ie   toiE   einntat    etoa^ 
fe^en. 

Se^Ijatb  gefjt  fie  in§  Xfjat,  too  fie  nie  getoefen  ift. 
einigen  S^tefenfdjritte.n  ift  fie  unten  am  Serge  unb  auf  bem 
$elbe,  too  bie  Sauern  ^ftitgen.  15 

S)a  fto^t  fie  mit  ifjrem  9^iefenfu^e  gegen  ettoa§.  @te  fiefjt 
bon  i!jrer  gro§en  §o^e  Ijtnunter  auf  ben  Soben.  S3or  $reube 
itber  ba§,  toa§  fie  fiefjt,  ftatfc^t  fie  in  bie  ^anbe. 

fr9Sie  niebtid)!  3Sie  f|)a§ig!"  ruft  fie  fropd).  fr^)a§ 
mu§  id)  S5ater  9?iefe  §eigen!"  @c|neltt  fniet  fie  nieber.  20 


34  ©Ifirf  2luf 

Wit  ber  £anb  fegt  fie  atteS,  tt>o3  fie  bor  fid)  fief)t,  in  ifjre 
grofee  btaue  ©djiirae. 

grofylid)  lauft  [ie  nad)  £>aufe.    liber  ben  lettfen  fteiten  gelfen 
&or  ifyrer  Surg  mad)t  fie  nod)  einen  grojjen  $reubenfprung. 
5      ,fSSoter  9faefe,  ad),  SSater  9f?iefe,  id)  tjabe  ein  niunberfd)6ne§ 
©pietgeug  gefunben,"  ruft  fie  unb  lauft  an  ben  £ifd),  mo 
ber  9iiefe  beim  2)?ittag6mat)t  fi|t. 

,,@t,  ba§  mitJ3  'rt>a^  ©djonel  fein,"  fagt  er,  ,,beine  5tugen 
leuc^ten  ja  bor  ^reube." 

10  ,,<Siet)  in  meine  ©c^iirge;  !annft  bit  fetjen,  toa3  e§  ift?" 
fragt  ba§  SRtefenfinb  eifrig. 

„&$  ift  511  bun!el  in  ber  ©d^urje,  ic^  lann  md)t<§  fcl)en," 
fagt  ber  SRiefe  unb  lad^elt,  ,,aber  id)  fiifjte,  Juie  ba§  2)ing 
jabpett." 

is  2)a§  9tiefenfrau(ein  offnet  nun  it)re  (Sd^iir^e  unb  ftetlt 
t>orfid)tig  alfe?,  tva§  fie  auf  bem  $c(be  gefunben  ^at,  t>or 
bem  SBater  auf :  einen  ^Pflug,  §tt>ei  Cdjfen  unb  einen  Saucr 
ftellt  fie  auf  ben  Xtfc^. 

2)ann  Katfc^t  fie  in  bie  |>anbe  unb  lac^t  taut  iiber  ben 
20  brolligen  ftftwQ,  ben  Waiter,  ber  boE  SIngft  auf  bem  £ifdje 
um^erlauft. 

5lud^  35ater  9?iefe  tadjett  unniiEfurlid)  iiber  ben  fomifdjen 
5tnbticf.    S)ann  aber  fagt  er  ernft  gu  feinent  Xoc^terc^en : 
,,9ftein  ^inb,  ba^   ift  !ein  ©biel^eug;   gef)e  gleic^  mieber 
25  Ijiniinter  unb  bringe  affe^  aufg  gelb  guriid." 

rr§lber,  SSater,  ttjarum  benn?"  fragt  ba3  9tiefenfraulein 
ganj  enttaufd)t  unb  nimmt  ben  Sauer  unb  bie  Odjfen  in  if)r 


bent  beutfdjen  SDtdjtertanbe  35 

SRiefenfjanbdjen.     ,f@old)'  etn  fd)one3,  Iebenbige3  ©piel^eug 
f)db'  id)  nocf)  nie  gefjabt!" 

,,$)er  23auer  ift  fetn  ©pielgeug,  fag'  id)  bir.     @r  nwjj 
unten  im  £tjal  fiir  un£  fd)affen,  er  mufe  ^fliigen,  faett  unb 
ernten  ;  fonft  ijaben  ft)ir  S^iefen  oben  auf  unferen  ©(^loffern   s 
nid^t^  gu  effett  vinb  miiffen  barben.    5l(fo  trage  ifyn  gejd)tt)tnb 
ba^in,  luo  bit  tfjn  gefttnben  ^a[t." 

S)a^  $raittetn  luetnt,  aber  gcliorfam  padt  fie  ben  ^Sftug, 
bte  Oc£)fen  itnb  ben  Waiter  tutcber  in  ifyre  ©cfiitrje  ttnb  bringt 
fie  cmf3  ^elb  gttrucE.  10 

f,SSie  fcEjabe,"  feufgt  fie  bann  unb  trorfnet  i^re  Xfjranen 
mtt  i^rer  Mcwen  ©cEjitrje,  rfrt)ie  fc£)abe,  ba^  SSater  9?iefe  fo 
ftreng  ift!" 

$>ie  9fJiefcn  unb  bic  3ll>e>;9e 

(£<§  ging  bie  SfJiefentodjter,  gu  fyaden  einen  @pa^, 
J^erab  bom  fjofjen  ©c^Ioffe,  too  ^Bater  9?iefe  fafj.  15 

S)o  fanb  fie  in  bent  5t{)ate  bie  O^fen  unb  ben  $]Sftug, 
S)al)tnter  auc^  ben  Waiter,  ber  fc^ien  ifjr  flein  genug. 
unb  bie 


Oc£)fen  unb  ben  23auer,  e§  tear  i^r  nid^t  gu  gro§, 
3ie  fa^t'§  in  ifyre  ©c^iirge  unb  trug'^  cwf£  9?iefenfd)(o§. 
SDa  fragte  $ater  ^iefe:  ,,SSag  fjoft  bu,  ®inb,  gemac^t?" 
@ie  fprac^t  fr@tn  fcfyoneS  ©ptetgeug  Ijab'  ic^  mir  f)ergebratf)t." 
SDte  9iiefen  unb  bie 


36 


©liirf  2tuf 


$)er  SSater  falj'3  unb  fagte:  ,,2)a£  ift  ntdjt  gut,  metn  Sltnb! 
Xf)ii'  e3  jufamnten  loieber  an  fetnen  Crt  gefd;totnb. 
SSenn  nt<^t  bag  JBoH  ber  ^rt'erge  fc^afft  mtt  bent  $ffag  tm 


(So  barben  auf  bent  Serge  bte  Dftefen  bet  bent 
5  2)te  ^iefen  unb  bte 


ftiicfert. 


,,Pas  ift  ntdpt  gut,  metn  Kinb" 


bem  beutfcrjen  2)i<i)terlanbe  37 


ant  SJteer 


(Sin  @d)lofc  liegt  am  2#ea'r  an  cinem  9)2eer  im  £>icf)terlanb. 
63  ift  bal  fcfyonfte  after  ©tfjloffcr  bort.    |)otf)  liegt  e3  auf 
einem  $elfen.     3)er  gelfen  ift  toie  ein  giganttfc^er  5trm,  ber 
au§  bem  SKeere  ragt.     SSie  eine  mai^tige  ©tein^anb 
ber  ^ataft  mit  feinen  Xiirmen  nac^  bem  §immel. 

@<§  ift  ein  rtjunberbare^  ©d^to^  bie3  ©djto^  am 
unb  ebenfo  rtjunberbar  ift  ber  ^immet  iiber  if)m  unb  ba^ 
3J?eer   itnter   i^m   unb   bte   Suft,   bie  e3  umroeljt.     2)enn 
@rf)(o^r  §immet,  9)?eer  unb  Suft  im  SDicfjterlanbe  fonnen 
lacfjen  unb  h)eincn,  !onnen  freubtg  unb  traurtg  fein,  toie  bie  10 
SJJenfc^en,  bie  in  bem  ©cfjtoffe  rootjnen. 

(Sinft  toofynten  in  biefem  @c^toffe  ein  ®6nig  unb  eine 
^onigin.     @ie  fatten  eine  ttjunbcrfc^one  ^ocf)ter,  bie  ^rin= 
gefftn    ©otb^aar.     S)a^    Iie6titf)e   ®6nig3!inb    tear   ebenfo 
freunblic^  unb  gut  tm'e  fie  Ijerrlid^  unb  fcf)6n  n?ar.     3)ie  15 
©Item  liebten  fie  gartlid)  unb  fanben  ifyr  grofete^  ©turf  in 


!am  ber  Stag  Ijofyer  greube  fiir  bie  SBetoofyner  be^ 
:  bie  23erlobung3feier  ber  ^ringe^  ©olb^aar.    Sf)r 
23rautigam  raar  ber  ftatt(ic£)fte  ^rin^  beg  SanbeS.    (£^  rtar  20 


38  ©lite!  Slitf 

em  gtansenbeS  ftef*-    Me  3tfenfrf)ett  freuten  fief,.    Sftit  itmen 
freute  fid)  'bie  Sftatur. 

gWemafe  tear  ein  £ag  fo  fd)8n  getoefen  un'e  biefer.    3>ie 

(Sonne  ftanb  tief  am  "porigonte,  aber  ber  £immel  ladjte  nod) 

5  im  tiefften  2Hau.    ©in  metier  Hbenbttrinb  fpielte  mtt  ben 

roftgen  2B6lW;en.     3)a^  9J?eer  lag  ba  tme  ein  rut)igei§,  flared 


recfte  ftd^  bie  ftattltrfje  JBurg  in  bag  flare  93(an  be§ 
.    ®ic  5tugen  be§  ©c^toffel,  bie  gen[terf  teuc^teten 
10  tt)ie  bie  ?tugen  ber  aftenfdjen. 

SSiete  ®afte  famen,  reic^e  unb  arme.  5Die  5lrmen  gingen 
in  ben  @d)Io§garten.  ®ort  lonnten  fie  bie  SKitft!  f)oren 
unb  fonnten  bur^  bie  offenen  genfter  in  bie  grofee  §a(Ie 
fel)en. 

15  $)ie  Steic^en,  boran  ber  glMidje  ^rin§,  gingen  in  ben 
fjerrlirfjen  <SaaI.  2)ort  [tanben  ber  ®6nig  unb  bie  Stonigin. 
@ie  fatten  ^Surpurmantet  an  unb  maren  reicij  mit  Surt)eten 
gefc^mucft.  Sluf  itjren  ^duptern  fatten  fie  golbene  kronen. 
S)ie  kronen  funfetten  unb  ftrafytten,  aber  fie  ftraf)tten  nii^t 
20  tjalb  fo  t)ett  luie  ifyre  5lugen.  ?tn  ber  §anb  fyetten  fie  i^r 
lieblic^e^  Sto^tertein. 

SJa  trat  ber  ^Prinj  in  ben  ©aal.    5Q?it  gtudtidjem  Sad>eln 
fiifyrten  bie  @(tern   ifjm  bie   Ijotbe   S3raut   ju.     3Sie   bie 
<3onne  leu^tete  it)r  ©olbtjaar,  unb  itrie  ^Rofen  gluten  it)re 
25  SSangen 

2Bie  9iofen  gtufjten  au^  bie  SBdftdjen  am  §immel,  at§ 
nun  bie  ftrafjlenbe  Sraut  mit  bem  Srdutigam  auf  ben  Slltan 


bent  beutfdjen  2)tcf)tcrlanbe  39 

trot.  Stofenb  ftrielte  ber  Slbenbtuinb  in  tfjrcn  Soden.  Xief 
neigte  fid)  bie  ftol-je  23urg  in  bag  fpiegelftare  3fteer.  grofjltd) 
platfdjerten  bie  SSellen  511  ifjren  ^iifjen.  SMobifdj  Dermifd)te 
fid)  bag  SRaufdjen  beg  SSafferg  mtt  ben  Stoncn  ber  §arfen. 

S)ie  ©onne  fanbte  ifyren  (e^ten  ©trafjl  unb  tegte  ifyn  auf   s 
ba^  @olbt)aar  ber  fdjdnen  S3raut,  fo  ba§  e3  g(an3te  n)ie 
©onnenlii^t. 

rr§eil!    §eit   ber  fc^onen  ^ringej'fin  ©olbljaar!"  jubette 
ba^  SSoII.    Unb  e§  hmr  ein  @(ii(f  o^nc  Snbe. 

(gin  @liicf  ofjne  @nbe!    2ldj,  giebt  e^  benn  bag?    2)a§  10 
(Snbe  !am  nur  311  fdjnett,  unb  aE'  ba§  ©tile!  unb  alt'  bie 
$reube  roaren  auf  immer  t)orii6er. 

S3alb  famen  bie  ©dfte,  bie  auf  bem  frofytidjen  SSer(obung§= 
fefte  genjefcn  toaren,  toieber  auf  ba^  @c^to§.    Slber  fie  gingen 
ftilt  unb  traurig  burd§  bie  S^ac^t  unb  ben  -"Rebel.    Xriibe  is 
blidte  ber  2#onb  auf  ben  feierlicf)en  3U9-    Unter  ctllen  ber 
traurigfte  tear  ber  ^rin§. 

S)ie  ©cifte  gingen  toieber  in  bie  ^>alle.     Sort  nmren  !eine 
93fumen,  leine  ftrafjlenbcn  Sidjter,  !ein  ^arfenfpiel.    ©djtoar^ 
hjaren  bie  SBanbe,  f(^tpar§  tear  bie  Secfe,  unb  fc^njar^  ftanb  20 
eine  23al)re  in  ber  SKitte  beg  @aale§. 

S)ort  ftanben  au<^  ber  ®onig  unb  feine  ©ema^lin  toie 
gubor,  aber  of)ne  kronen,  in  fd>njar§er  StrauerHeibung,  mit 
hjeinenben  5lugen  unb  blei^en  2Sangen.  S^re  ©onne,  i^r 
©li'td,  ifjr  ^!inb  n;ar  nid^t  me^r  bei  iljnen.  25 

Xraurig  tonten  bie  ^lagelieber  burc^  bie  S^ac^t.  ©till 
toar  ber  SSinb,  unb  ftumm  lag  bag 


©lite!  Sluf 


©djlofj  am  Sfteer 


,,£>aft  bu  bag  ©cfylojj  gefeljen, 
Sag  l)of)e  @d)fofj  am  9fteer? 
(Mben  unb  roftg  roefyen 
2)ie  SSoIfen  b'riiber  ^er. 

63  modjte  ft<^  ntebernetgen 

Sn  bie  fpiegelflare  glut; 

(£g  mod)te  [treben  unb  fteigen 

Sn  ber  St&enbtoolfen  ©tut." 


tjab'  id)  eg  gefetjen, 
10  Sag  fyotje  @cf)to^  am  9J?eer, 

llnb  ben  9ftonb  bariiber  ftefjen, 
Unb  9^ebet  toett  umtjer."" 


2Stnb  unb  beg 
©aben  fie  frtfdjen 
15  SSernat)mft  bu  aug  ^ofjen  fatten 

©atten  unb  $eftgefang  ?" 

frr,Sie  SStnbe,  bte  SSogen  atte 
fiagen  in  ttefer  SfJut)'; 
(Sinem  ^(agelieb  aug  ber 
20  $flrt'  ic£)  mtt  X^ranen  g 


bcm  beutfcfjen  $)ict)tertanbe 


41 


,,<Sat)eft  bu  oben  getjeit  ' 
£>en  $omg  imb  fetn  ($emat)t? 
3)er  rotcn  Mantel  SBefjen? 
golbnen  kronen  @traf)t? 


ftc  nic£)t  mit  SBonne 
(Sine  fcfjone  ^ungfrau  bar, 
Derrlid}  tt)te  eine  ©onne, 
©trafytenb  im  gotbnen  ^>aar?" 

,r,,9Sof)t  fat)  id)  bte  (Sttern  beibc  — 
Dfyne  ber  kronen  Sic^t 
^5m  fc^ftjar^en  Strauerfteibe  ; 
S)te  Sungfrau  fat)  ict)  nic£)t."" 

ll^lanb. 


10 


fall  id?  ^>ie  €Itern  betbe" 


42  ©Ificf  §luf 


£>er  (grlfmrig 


Sn  often  getten  toctr  0*e  ^e^  Die*  fc^oner  atS  in  unferen 
Sagen.  2)a  roar  fie  t>oK  Don  gan^  grojjen  unb  gonj  !Ietnen 
SSefen,  bie  jetjt  nur  in  ber  gabeltoelt  ejtftieren. 

2)ie[e  SScfen  tebten  in  ber  Suft,  in  ber  @rbe,  im  2Saf|"er, 
5  im  $eiter.     ©ie  ^auftcn  auf  Sergen,  in  |>tif)lenr  in  SSdtbern, 
in  Stiumen  ;  ja,  aucf)  im  9Koo^  unb  in  ben  Slumen  toaren 
fie  f)eimifd). 

fagten  bie  9#enfd:)cn  ni^t:   ber  ©turnt   tjeult, 
6rennt,  ber  9#onb  fcfjeint.     9^einr  fie  fagten  :  ber 
10  ©turmricfe  fegt  burd)  bie  Suft,  bie  geuermannlein  fjiipfen  im 
,  bie  9J?onb=6Ifen  teamen  auf  ber  SStcfe.     S)te  fdja'btiiijen 
hjaren  bofe  ©eifter,  unb  in  ben  frifd)en  SSinben  (jauften 
gute  ©eifter. 

Gin  roi(^tige§  $6lfd)en  unter  biefen  S^aturgeiftern  tuaren 
15  bie  gtfen  ober  5l(fen.    ©3  gab  Sidjtelfen  ober  toei^e  GIfen 
unb  ©cfjroarjelfen  ober  ©nomen  unb  ^^n^rge. 

S)ie  3werge  arbeitetcn  oft  fur  bie  SDfanfdjen  :  fie  fdjmiebeten, 
badten  unb  luebten  fur  fie.    3tber  oft  nedten  unb  plagten  fie 
bie  S^enfc^en  aud).    (Sie  iiberfielen  fie  bann  im  ©d)(af,  unb 
20  bie  9ftenfd)en  fagten,  fie  fatten  Htpbruden. 


2lu3  bent  beutfdjen  2)id)terlanbe  43 

23efonbcr3  bte  Sidjtelfen  nwrbcn  ben  SRcnfrfjen  oft  gefaf)r= 
ltd),  ©ie  toaren  ein  tufttge£>  SSolfrf)en  unb  liebten  ($efang, 
Spiel  unb  nadjtltdje  Stance  im  2ftonbenfd)ctn. 

@te  toaren  fefjr  fd)dn  unb  fafyen  au§  one  SQJcnj'djen,  a6er  fie 
iparcn  mel  fleiner  al^  btcfe,  unb  fie  fatten  leine  ©eele.     (Sine    s 
mcnfd)lid)e  ©eele  gu  ^aben  tour  aber  il)r  grofster  SSunfc^. 
@ie  gloubten,  fie  !onnten  etne  ©eele  bcfommen,  toenn  fie  mit 
9}?enfd)cn  gufammcn  lebten. 

S5c§^al6  locften  fie  oft  btc  fd^onften  ^inber  ber  SKenfdjen 
an  fid^  unb  marten  fie  gu  (Slfen.     ©e^r  gornig  njurben  fie,  10 
menn  ein  fold)e<3  ^tnb  t^nen  nidjt  folgen  toollte.     <Ste 
ten  e3  bann,  unb  bon  btefer  23erul)rung  tourbe  ba^3  arme 
franf,  ober  c§  ftarb  plo^lidj. 

2)te  (SIfen  fatten  and)  einen  ®omg,  ben  @lfen!b'nig  ober 
Grlfonig.    Gr  trug  cine  golbcne  ^rone  unb  einen  toeiften,  fc^im=  is 
mernben  SDfantel.     2)er  Mantel  toar  au§  SOZonbfdjein  unb 
S^cbel  getoebt  unb  faf)  au§  lute  etn  langer  glan3enber  ©c^njeif. 
S)er  Grlfontg  tear  nod)  fdjoncr  unb  graufomer  al3  fetne  (Slfen. 

©rffiintg  unb  ber  Stnafce 

(£§  tft  fpcit  am  Slbenb,  etne  falte,  fc^aurige  Derbftnadjt. 
®er  3Stnb  fegt  bte  3Sol!en  jufammen  unb  rei^t  fie  bann  20 
ftneber  au^etnanber. 

3lb  unb  gu  blidft  ber  SJ^onb  burd)  ba^  ©etoolf  unb  beleud§= 
tet  ein  £ljalf  ba^  grtJtfc^en  Ijoljen  Sergen  Itegt.  5luf  ben 
SSiefen  ^u  beiben  ©etten  etne§  23ad)e3  fallen  toet^e 


44  ©tiic!  5tuf 

unb  leudjten  bie  atten  grauen  SBeiben.     9?ebet  unb  28eiben 
fefjen  aug  tote  ®eifter  ber  SJtedjt. 

9tofd)elnb  fafjrt  ber  SStnb  in  bie  biirren  flatter  unb  treibt 
fie  bor  fid)  fyer  iiber  bie  SSiefen  unb  iiber  bag  SSaffer. 
Sluf  bem  Sfyaltoege  ftiirmt  ein  Dfaiter  im  ttrilben  @alopp 
bag  Stonfel.     S5um^f   bro^nt  ber  ^uffd)(ag    feine^ 
burc^  bie  ©title  ber  0?ac£)t. 
SWonb,  nod)  eben  gutter  bunlten  SSoI!en  toerftecft, 
bric^t  tjerDor.    @r  beleuc^tet  ein  bteidjesS,  berftort  au^fe^enbe^ 
10  ®inbergefid)t.    @3  ift  bag  ©efic^t  eineg  ^naben,  ber  fic^  an  bie 
SBruft  beg  S5aterg  fc^miegt.    SlngftboITe  SSorte  !ommen  bon 
feinen  £tbben,  unb  angftboE  fie^t  er  in  bie  buntte  9^ad)t  f)inein. 
23oK  leibenfc^afttic^er  Siebe  f)att  ber  SSater  mit  bem  einen 
5trme  fein  franfeg  @of)nd)en  an  bie  93ruft  gepre§t.    9Kit  ber 
15  9?ed)ten  f)dlt  er  bie  3u9et-    ®r  briicft  bem  ^ferbe  bie  ©boren 
in  bie  ©eiten.    SSitb  ftiirmt  bag  £ier  burd)  bie  9?ad)t.    ©eine 
^iiftern  bidden  fic^,  feine  9ftaf)ne  ftiegt  im  SSinbe. 
SBarum  biefe  totlbc  g(ud)t  ?    SSer  berfotgt  fie  ? 
@rl!onig  ift  eg,  ber  bamonifd)e  (£(fen!6nig,  ber  Sagb  mai^t 
20  auf  eine  junge  9#enfd)enfeefe. 

S)er  SSater  fief)t  i^n  nid^t,  er  ftie^t  bor  etroag  anberem. 
@r  fie{)t  nur  bie  grofjen,  glan^enben  ?tugen  feineg  geliebten 
^inbeg.  (gr  tjort  ifyn  roirre  SSorte  fbrec^en  unb  fiifylt  bag 
Heine  ^>er§  in  fyeifcem  gieber  boc^en. 
25  ©^neK  mod)te  er  mit  bem  feanlen  Siebting  bag  fdiii^enbe 
S)ad)  feineg  ^aufeg  erreic^en.  Stber  ber  3Seg  ift  lang,  unb 
bie  Slngft  ift  grofe. 


5tu3  bem  beutfdjen  $)ic|terlanbe  45 

£)od)  ruf)ig  unb  troftenb  fpridjt  ber  SSater  gu  feinem 
®naben.  £>iefer  fiefjt  ben  bofen  @r(!onig  nafjer  unb  nafjer 
fommen.  G£r  Ijort  feme  feine,  locfenbe  (Stimrne. 

©rlfonig  fcerfpridjt  ifjm  jtf)dne  ^etgentan^e  attf  ben  SSiefen, 
auc^  6unte  Slunten  unb  golbene  ©ettjanber.     2l6er  ba<§  ^tnb    5 
tottt  i^m  nidjt  folgen.     ^Idj^enb  fd;miegt  e^  fid)  an  fetnen 
SSater. 

S3alb  locft  unb  btttet  ©rtlontg  ntc^t  me^r.    ©etn  ^(uftern 
ift  je^t  brotjenb  unb  feine  9Kiene  fc^redlic^.    2Jcit  gierigem 
S3IicE  ftredt  er  bie  §onb  au^  —  ber  ®nabe  fi^reit  laut  auf  -  -  10 
(Mfcntg  I)at  fein  |)er§  6erui)rt. 

(Srffonig  berfdjtutnbet.  §au§  unb  ^of  finb  erreid)t.  S)od) 
tot  Itegt  ba<§  Sltnb  in  ben  Strmen  be£ 


©rtfilnig 


SBer  reitet  fo  fpat  bur^  9^ad^t  unb  SSinb? 

@§  ift  ber  SSater  ntit  feinem  ^inb  ;  15 

@r  ^at  ben  ^naben  toot)t  in  bem  2lrm, 

@r  faftt  ifjn  fid^er,  er  f)ott  ifjn  roarm. 


toa§  birgft  bu  fo  bang  bein  ®efid)t  ?"  — 
,,,r@ief)ft,  Skater,  bu  ben  ©rlfonig  ni^t? 
2)en  (Srtenfonig  mit  ^ron'  unb  ©i^nieif?""-  20 

f,2Rein  @of)n,  e^  ift  ein  Sfabelftreif."  - 


®inb,  !omm'f  ge^'  mit  mir! 
®ar  fc^one  ©ptete  f|)ie('  i(^  mit  bir; 


46  ©tiicf  Stuf 


)'  fmnte  Stumen  finb  an  bem  ©tranb; 
9#eine  Gutter  fyat  mand)'  giitben  ®eroanb.'  - 


SSater,  metn  SSater,  unb  Bereft  bit  nidjt, 
@rten!onig  mir  leife  berfyricfjt?""  - 
5          w@ci  ruljig,  bleibe  rut)tgr  mein  ^tnb, 

Sn  biirren  Slattern  faufett  ber  2Btnb."  — 

,9Bittftf  fetner  ^na6e,  bu  mit  mir  gefjn? 
9Ketne  Xod^ter  follen  bid)  marten  fcfjon; 
9Ketne  Stouter  fitfyren  ben  ndc^ttic^en  3f?eit;n 
10         llnb  rtiegen  unb  tan^en  unb  ftngen  bid)  ein.'  — 


$ater,  mein  SSater,  unb  [ie^ft  bu  nidjt  bort 
(£rt!onig§  Xodjter  am  biiftern  Ort?""  - 
,,9Kein  @of)n,  mein  @o{)n,  ic^  fel)'  e£  genau, 
@g  fd^einen  bie  alien  SSeiben  fo  grau."  — 

15          ,^5C^  liebe  bic§,  mic^  reigt  beine  fd;6ne  ©eftalt, 

Unb  bift  bu  nidjt  roitlig,  fo  braucf/  id)  ©eraatt  !'  — 
,,,,9J?ein  SSater,  mein  S5ater,  jei^t  fafjt  er  mic^  an; 
Srlfonig  fyat  mir  ein  Seib^  get^an!""  — 

3)em  SSater  graufet'^;  er  reitet  gejdjtoinb, 
20         @r  ptt  in  ben  5trmen  ba^  ac^jenbe  ®inbf 
©rreic^t  ben  §of  mit  2ftiif)'  unb  9^ot; 
Sn  feinen  Slrmen  bag  5?inb  roar  tot. 

©  o  e  t  fj  e. 


Sfcfoc 


,,inetn  Pater,  metn  Pater,  je^t  fa§t  er  mid?  an" 


bet  getmanif^en  (Bfittertoelt 


.( 

^j««' 

I  .         ••;,.    -.V..",, 


Slfen  mtb  SRtefen 


,  bie  SBofynung  ber  (hotter 

fdjon  einmat  ein  92orblicf)t  gefeljen  ?  ©§  ftrafyft 
in  ber  Iftarfjt  toie  eine  @onne.  £>te  alten  ©ermanen  fafjcn 
bag  9?orbtitf)t  l)aufig.  2)cr  ©tanj  be^  SicfyteS  btenbete  iljre 
3lugen.  2)ort,  badjten  fie,  mu§  5l^garb,  bte  SSofynung  ber 
©otter,  fetn.  5 

28ar  ba^  ntd)t  28otan,  ber  auf  fetnem  golbenen  Xfjrone 
]a§  unb  iiber  bte  SSett  fd^ante?  Unb  fat)  man  nirfjt,  itjm 
jur  @eite,  bie  |>immets!6nigin,  fein  Iie6Iid^e§  2Seib  gricfa  ? 

SSie  beutlid)  ftraijtten  S3alber!o  mi(be  ©onnenangen  burcf) 
bie  Suft  !    3Bie  Ijerrtic^  gtan5te  ba^  golbene  §aar  ber  fcfjo'nen  10 
greia!     X^or^   23lit}e  gucften  burc^  bie  Suft,  unb 
liftigeso  2(uge  blidtte  burclj  bie  SBotfcn. 

5lber  nur  ©(ucfoftnbcr  fonnten  bie  ^errtidjfcit 
fdjauen.     @ie  erja^tten  bann  ben  ii&rigen  9J?enfc^en  Don  ben 
fc^onen  ©ottern  bort  oben  unb  bon  ifyren  golbenen  S3urgen  15 
unb  <3rf)(offcrn. 

Seber  ©ott  ^atte  [eine  eigene  23urg,  jebe  ©ottin  it)r  eigeneS 
@c^(o§.  3)ie  fc^onfte  S3urg  in  bem  ®6tterf)eim  loar  SBatfjatt, 
bie  Surg  SSotan^.  S5on  SSat^att  fiifyrte  eine  fdjone  33rudef 
ber  9tegcn6ogen,  nad)  9}?ibgarb,  ber  SSotjnung  ber  9ftenfd)en.  20 

49 


50  ©Ificf  Sluf 

SDie  guten  ©otter  famen  oft  $u  ben  9ftenftf)en  fjerob.  5luf 
ifyren  SRoffen  rttten  fie  iiber  bie  bunte  9?egenbogen=$Briicfe. 
Sftenfdjen  toogten  nic^t,  iiber  biefe  SBriicfe  jit  gefyen,  benn  ber 
rote  ©treifen  barin  tear  leberibigeS  geuer. 


e  &er  dttefte  @ol)n  SSotan^  IjetBt  Xfjor  ober  Conner,  ber 
©ott  be^  ®ettritter3  unb  be^  SlcIerbaueS.  @r  ift  ber  ftarlfte 
unb  gro^te  ber  ©otter.  Sn  ber  rerf)ten  ^>anb  i)alt  er  etnen 
getoaltigert  jammer.  S)te  @d)Iage  be§  ,£>ammer3  t)erurfad^en 
ben  93ti^.  SBenn  er  ben  jammer  in  bie  Suft  luirft,  bann 

10  §utft  ber  93(i^.  2)er  jammer  aber  fefjrt  bon  felbft  in  bie 
4)anb  be§  ©otte§  juriic!. 

Xt)or  reitet  me,  benn  er  ift  fo  fdjtoer,  ba|  ifjrt  !etn  Stofj 
tragen  fann.  @r  ^at  beSfyalb  einen  SSagen,  ber  bon  jtoei 
93oden  ge^ogen  ioirb.  S)Q§  Swollen  ber  9?aber  berurfac^t  ben 

15  Conner. 

5[)ie  2Renfc^en,  befonberS  bie  SBauern,  beretjren  Xf)or, 
benn  er  bringt  ben  erfrifdjenben  ©etoitterregen  unb  frfjiitjt 
bie  ©aaten  bor  ben  ©turmriefen.  9J?tt  bent  jammer,  bem 
(Symbol  be^  ©otte^,  rteifjen  bie  Sftenfdjen  bo^  neugebaute 

20  |>au$>.  Sinen  jammer  legen  fie  ber  93raut  an  il)rem  §od^= 
^eitStage  in  ben  @d£)o§.  SSenn  bie  Srautleute  fic^  bie  §dnbe 
iiber  bem  jammer  reid^en,  bann  finb  fie  2ftann  unb  ^rau. 

SfjorS  gro^te  geinbe  ftnb  bie  9tiefen.  SBenn  2f)or  ben 
jammer  nirfjt  tjatte,  bann  tudren  bie  Dftefen  ^erren  im 


ber  germanifdjen  ©otterroclt  51 

|)imme(  unb  aiif  (Srben.     Slber  mit  bcm  jammer  ift  Xtjor 
ftdrfer  als§  fie. 

(Sinft  fam  Stfyor  fefjr  fdjtafrig  nad)  ,!paufe.    (£r  legte  fein 
miibeg  .Jpaupt  auf  einen  ©tein,  fdjob  fetnen  jammer  untcr 
fein  fyarteS  ®opffiffen  itnb  fdpef  ein.     (£r  fi^tief  unb  traumte   5 
lange. 

2)ie  (Sonnenftrafjten  njecEten  il^n  enbtid^.     (£r  rccfte  fid) 
unb  ga^nte  unb  rteb  fid^  bie  Slugen,  6i^  fie  ftammten.    2)ann 
fa^te  er  nad)  feinem  jammer.     @r  bltdte  linfe  unb  red^t§, 
er  fud)te  untcr  bem  (Stein,  er  brefyte  ben  ©tein  um  —  ber  10 
jammer  tvcnc  nid)t  ba. 

Sfjor  tear  in  toblic^er  Hngft.  ©ein  erfter  ©eban!e  rtaren 
bie  Sftefen.  ,,2)ie  9?iefen  rterben  nad^  2l3garb  !ommen  unb 
un§  atte  §u  ^nec^ten  mad)en,  toenn  ic^  meinen  jammer  nic^t 
^abe,"  rief  er  taut.  ,,<Sie  fiird)ten  toeber  SBotan,  nod)  So!t,  15 
noc^  SBatber:  fie  fiirdgten  nur  meinen  jammer.  SSer  tjot 
meinen  jammer  geftofyten  ?  So!i,  Sofi,  !annft  bu  mir  nidjt 
fjelfen  ?u 

Sn  bie  ^otle  !am  Soli,  ber  ©ott  be§  geuer§.     ,,SBarum 
fdjreift  bu  fo,  X^or  ?    3Ba§  ift  ©cgredticgeg  gefd^e^en  ?"         20 

,,9J?ein  jammer  ift  fort !    Sr  ift  mir  geraubt !    ^>ilf  mir, 
Soft,  ben  dauber  ju  finben !" 

toill  icg,  2!t)or,  id)  rt)iK  u'beraK  fudjen.     5Iber  ic§ 
^eberlteib  fjaben,  mit  bem  man  taufenb  9)Men 
in  einer  ©efunbe  ftiegen  fann."  25 

2t)or  unb  Sofi  gingen  gu  ber  fdjonen  5r"^)^n9^9ottin. 
lt)iHft  bu  mir  bein  ^eberfteib  tei^en?"  f|3raC9  Soft. 


52  ©Ificf  2luf 

,,£f)or<§  jammer  ift  geftofjten  unb  id)  toill  ben  dauber 
fudjen." 

£)ie  ntadjttge  ©b'ttin  erfdjraf.     ,,S)er  jammer  ift  geftofj- 

ten?"  rief  fie  gitternb.      ,,2Ser  fdjiitjt  unS  nun  tior  ben 

5  ptitmpen  Sftiefen?    3a,  Soli,  id)  toil!  btr  mein  ®oftbarfte<§, 

ntein   $eberf(etb,   leifjen."      Unb   fie  feI6er  Ijalf  So!i  ba^ 

geberHetb  an^iefjen. 

£o!i  flog  iiber  bie  @rbe  unb  iiDer  ba^  S0?eer  nad)  bent  |)eim 
ber  9ftefen.  S)ort  fa§  auf  cinem  £)ugcl  Xfjrtjm,  bcr  ^iirft  bcr 
10  SRtefen.  @r  ftretc^elte  fetne  9Joffe  unb  6anb  fetnen  ^unben 
fdjone  93onber  urn  ben  feaU. 

SfftiS  er  So!t  !ommen  faf),  ladjte  cr  (ant  unb  rtef  :  ,,SSarum 
!ontntt  ber  @ott  $u  ben  9?tefen?  3Bo^  fuc^ft  bur  So!t,  in 


15      ,,^c()  fud)e  ^l)or§  jammer,  —  bit  fyaft  if)n  geftof)Ien  !" 

,,^a,  ba^  ^abe  ic^,"  fagte  ber  SRiefe  unb  rteb  fid)  ttergnitgt 
bie  gro^en  §anbe,  f,aber  bu  rtirft  if)n  nie  finben,  benn  ic^ 
I^abe  i^n  adjt  SKetlen  ticf  unter  ber  (Srbe  Uerborgen." 

flSBa^  fatten  bie  ©otter  bir  fiir  ben  jammer  geben,  ntac^- 
20  tiger  9Kefe  ?u 

f,^d)  ^abe  alte^,  h)a§  ic^  braudje,"  ladjte  Xf)r^nt,  frbie 
fdjonften  9?offe  unb  ^it{)ef  Deafen  unb  ©djafe." 

,,§aben  bie  mac^tigen  ©otter  nitf)t$,  ti)a$  bu  lieber  tjaben 
modjteft  afe  ben  §ammer  ?" 

25      ,,$ma,  bie  ©c^one,  ptte  ic^  tteber,"  grinfte  ber  JRiefe. 
reia  a(^  S3raut  nad)  9frefenf)eim  !ommt,  bann  mag 
feinen  jammer  toieber  fjaben  !" 


ber  germanifd)en  ©otterfoelt  53 

2U<3  Soft  ba3  fjb'rte,  flog  er  nad)  5t3garb  guritc!.  £f)or 
fafj  bor  ber  Xfjiir  fetner  23urg  unb  rtmrtete  auf  Soft,  ^ag' 
fdjnell,"  rief  er  ungebulbig,  ,,toa3  toeijjt  bit  Don  meinem 
jammer  ?" 

Soft  er^afylte  ifnn  alleS.    X^or  erfi^ra!  it6er  ben  SSitnfcf)  be§   5 
9Jtefen.    Sr  ftmfcte,  ba^  bie  fd^one  ^reta  me  etnrt)i(Iigen  toitrbe, 
bei5  9iicfcn  3Set6  511  luerben.     S)oc^  gtng  er  mil  Soft  §u  ^reta. 

f,3kfye  ein  Sratttfleib  an,  §reta,  unb  fafjre  mtt  un§  nad) 
SHtefenfjetm, "  fagte  Soft,  ,fbcr  ^tefcnfitrjt  njtfl  bid)  §um  9Set6c 
Ijaben.  S)ann  gtebt  er  ben  jammer  gttriicf."  10 

f,SDa^  ©d^eitiat  ttritf  mid;  gum  3Sei6e  ?"  fdjrte  greia  ent[e|t. 
,,®er  llnt)erjd)dmte !  9frmmerntef)r  !"  Unb  fie  gcriet  in  einen 
fo  mac^tigen  Sow,  ba^  if)r  ^afebanb  cnt^toei  bracE)  ttnb  gan^ 
erbebte. 

unb  Soft  toagten  !ein  23ort  mefyr  gu  fagen  unb  15 
fd)lid)cn  leije  fort.    9^un  !onnten  fie  ben  anberen  ©b'ttern  ba§ 
Ungtucf  nid)t  longer  oerbergen,  ade  ntufcten  ba^  ©c^recfftd^e 
toiffen. 

SSotan  alfein  blieb  ruf)ig,  al^  X^or  bon  bent  fd^Iimmcn 
^)anbel  er^a'ljltc.     GT  berief  aEe  ©otter  unb  @b'ttinnen  gu  20 
einer  SSerfammlung.     ®r  fclber  !am  ntit  feincr  ©emafylin  unb 
feinen  beiben  jitngften  (Sofynen,  Salber  unb  -^ober.    Sfjnen 
folgte  $mvc,  ber  S3ruber  ber  $reia;  bie  Iteblid)e 
S3atber§  ©emafjtin;  berrt)eife|)eimbolt;  bergrimmige 
gott  £t)r;  Soft  unb  X^or  unb  oiele  anbere.     ©elbft  greia  25 
bergaf;  i^ren  3°rn/  frannte  i^re  $ai}en  bor  ben  SSagen  unb 
fufyr  gur  58erfammlung. 


54  ©litcf  5Iuf 

S)te  ©otter  berieten  eifrig  unb  tange,  tote  fie  ben  jammer 
toteber  erlangen  frmnten.  2Iber  !etner  toufjte  em  SJttttel. 
3)a  erfyob  fid)  |)eimbaH,  ber  2Sarf)ter  auf  ber  SRegenbogen* 
SBrMe.  @r  toar  [o  toeife  tote  feiner.  (£r  !onnte  bte 
5  SBoKe  auf  ben  ©c^afen  unb  ba3  @ra§  auf  ber  SSiefe 
toad^fen  l)6ren.  ^unbert  SKeiten  toeit  relate  fetn  93Iicf 
6et  Sftacfjt  unb  bet  Xage.  5lKe  (hotter  btirften  gefpannt 
auf  i^n. 

,,£f)or  mu^  felbft  gu  ben  Sfaefen  fa^ren,"   begann  er, 
10  ,,unb  ben  jammer  I)o(en.     (£r  muft  ein  fd^one^  S5raut!(etb 
angiefjen,  er  mujj  fi<^  mit  greia^  |>al3banb  unb  (S^teter 
fcfjmuden  — " 

,,9^16  foil  man  SSetber!(eiber  an  mir  fefjen!"  fc^rie  ber 
mdrf)tige  SDonnerer.     f,28te  toiirben  bte  ©otter  ladjen  unb 
15  bie  ©otttnnen,  toenn  fie  mtd^  tm  33raut!(etbe  fa^en." 

ftSStt(ft  bu,  ba§  bte  Sftefen  narf)  Sl^garb  !ommen  ?"  fragte 
£o!i. 

,  bet  ben  etotgen  ©ottern !"  fc^rte  X!)or  ^orntg. 

mufet  bu  tfjun,  toa§  ^etmbatt  rat." 
20      Unb  fie  Ketbeten  ben  mdc^tigen  £()or  in  ein  f^one^  ^rauen* 
getoanb,  banben  it)m  ben  brautlid^en  ©djteter  um  ^>aupt  unb 
Sort  unb  fdjnuicften  i()n  mit  ^reia§  «£>al3banb. 

5ltte  ©otter  unb  ©ottinnen  tacfjten.    @ie  tauten  fo  tange, 
bi3  fie  au^er  Sttem  roaren. 

25  (Sinbltd;)  fagte  So!i  §u  Sttjor,  ber  groHenb  baftanb :  ,,£>u 
foCft  nic^t  allein  nad)  SRiefenfyeim  faijren,  id^  getje  mit  ate 
beine  ajjagb."  Unb  fcfjneK  frfjlityfte  Soft  aud^  in  ein 


ber  germanifdjen  ©fltterroelt  55 

grauenHeib.    2)ann  fprangen  fie  in  ben  SSogen  itnb  fufyren 
nad)  SRiefentjeim. 

£>er  9fftefenfiirft  Stjrtjm  fat)  ben  SSagen  bon  roeitem  unb 
rief  crfreut:   ,,3)ort  tommt  $reia,  meine  SBraut.    ©c^mucft 
fdjneE  ba3  §au<§  unb  bereitet  ein  tjerrltd^e^ 
Sabet  aHe  SSernjanbten  unb  greitnbe  §ur  ^ 

n'Sfyc  braiirfjt  ntd^t  511  fparen,  benn  id)  bin  ein  reicfjer  9J?ann. 
Scf)  fjabe  @olb  unb  <SiI6er  unb  Sbetjteine,  ^ii{)e  mit  gotbenen 
|)drnern  unb  ft^rtiar^e  Sloffe.  9^ur  ein<§  ^abe  id^  ntd^t :  ein 
fcfjone^,  gottlic^el  2Sei6.  @et)t,  nun  !ommt  ^reia,  bie  Iieb=  10 
ticfye  griif)Iing^g6ttinf  in  mein  |)au<8 !  ^eiffa !  loie  bin  id) 
gtudti^  lu 

SBalb  begriifjte  X^r^m  bie  gottlii^e  93raut,  bie  nad)  ber 
<Sitte  ber  $dt  tief  berfd)(etert  tear.  @ie  fetjten  fic^  aEe  an 
einen  tangen  Xifd)  gum  ^oc^^eit^mat)!  nieber.  Unb  bie  ©afte  15 
a^en  unb  tranJen  unb  tran!en  unb  afjen  mit  einem  roafjren 
9?ie[enappetit.  5l6er  feiner  ber  S^iefen  !onnte  fo  bie(  effen 
unb  trinfen  ttne  bie  fdjone  S3raut 

2)ie  garte  9Kaib  a^  einen  ganjen  Ddjjen,  a^t  Sadjfe  unb 
alle  ®uc|en,  bie  fiir  bie  grauen  beftimmt  toaren.     Sa^u  tran!  20 
ba£  fjolbe  9}?dgblein  alle^  S3ierr  roa^  ba  roar,  unb  brei  Xonnen 
SSein. 

5tt^  Xf)r^m  bie§  faf),  erfcfjra!  er.  ,(^ie  faf)  idj  eine  93raut 
fo  gierig  effen,  nie  ein  lieblidje^  SSeib  fo  met  SSein  trin!en," 
fagte  er  ftaunenb.  *  25 

©djneK  erroieberte  Soft,  bie  !(uge  9)?agb :  ,,<3eit  einer  2Bod)e 
Ijat  greia  gefaftet,  fo  gro^  u;ar  ifyre  @e^nfud)t  naii)  bir." 


56  ©Iftcf 


rieb  fid)  bie  riefigen  §anbe  bor  $reube.  ,,^d) 
mb'djte  $reia  etn  ^iifjdjen  ge&en,"  fagte  er  grinjcnb  unb 
litftete  etn  toenig  ben  ©djleicr.  2lfe  er  $reia<3  Stugen  faf), 
erfdjraf  cr  bon  neitem.  ,f3Ste  furd)t6ar  gliUjen  ^rctaS 

5  Hugen  !"  rtef  er  er6Iet(^enb. 

Soft,  bie  fdjlaue  9J?agb,  erlt)ieberte  :  ,,S)a§  i)"t  !ein  SSunber, 
benn  bte  ©otttn  f)at  etne  gan^e  SSodje  lang  ntdjt  gcfd^tafcn, 
fo  gro^  luar  tfjre  @ef)nfit(^t  nad)  btr." 

,f§o(t  fdjneE  ben  jammer!"  rief  Stfjr^m  fetnen  S)iencrn 

10  §u,  ,,imb  legt  t£)n  ber  SBrcutt  in  ben  ©c^o^,  unb  gebt  un3 
gufammen  afe  Sftcmn  unb  gratt  !" 

2)te  93raut  tac^te  unter  bent  @d)Icicr,  toafyrenb  Xfjrtjm  Dor 
^reube  tan^te.  3)te  Wiener  legten  bcr  Sungfrau  ben  jammer 
auf  bie  ^niee,  ifjren  S3unb  mil  Xtjrtjm  gu  tuettjcn. 

is  S)a  er^oD  fic^  bte  SBraiit.  9)?tt  genjattigem  ©ri.ff  fa^te  [ie 
ben  jammer.  2)er  ©deleter  ftet  ifjr  bom  ^aupte,  ba§  83raut- 
!Ieib  bon  ben  ©dutltern  —  bcr  furdjtbare  ©onnergott  ftanb 
bor  ben  entfe^ten  9?te[en.  £)etle  S5lt^e  flammten  burc^  bte 
|)aKe,  rollenber  Conner  erfd^ittterte  ba§  |jau!§. 

20  Stfjor  fdjteuberte  feinen  jammer  guerft  gegen  Stfjr^m. 
2)tc[er  ftcl  fogteid)  tot  §u  S3oben.  SBIiijfdjnell  !e^rte  ber 
jammer  in  Stf)or3  §anb  gttriid.  @r  fdjtenberte  tfjn  tuiebcr 
unb  tnteber,  ui§  aEe  ^odg^eit^gdfte  erfdjlogcn  maren.  SJann 
berorannte  er  ba§  ganje  |)aug  be3  fd)tinbtic|en  9ldu6er§. 

25      (So  fjolte  fid)  SSotan^  @o^n  ben  jammer  niteber  ! 


ber  germanifdjen  (SJdttertoelt  57 

Salbcr  jutb  Soft 

2Sotan3  fdjonfter  ©ofyn  toar  Mother,  ber  ©onnengott. 
©em  5lngefi(f)t  mar  fo  gtanjenb,  bajs  fein  feller  ©djein  (Srbe 
itnb  |)immel  erteucfytete.  (Sr  toar  reiner  unb  liebltrfjer  al3  alle 
SBtumen  itnb  alte  ©terne.  SBte  melobifcfjeS  ©ingen  Kang 
feine  9^ebe.  SBo  Sotber  ftieitte  loor  Seben,  £trf)t  unb  Siebe.  5 

SBatber^  2Set6  toor  bte  Iteblt^e  9?anna.  @te  ftar  fdjon 
U)ie  eine  9?ofe.  @ie  liebte  ifjn,  ben  immer  ©uten,  tt)ie  bie 
S5(iite  ba3  Sid§t  Itebt.  93alber  t)atte  cwcf)  einen  93ruber, 
ben  bltnben  £>ober,  ber  feinem  fdjonen  93ruber  fo  unafynttdj 
tear  tote  ber  2Sinter  bem  ©ommer.  10 

3(lle  ©efd)opfe  im  |)tmmet  unb  auf  (Srben  Itebten  93atber, 
felbft  bie  9ftefen  liebten  t^n.  SBenn  er  !am,  bann  jubette 
aHe^  tor  ®lucf  unb  SBonne.  SSeild^en  unb  9ftatgloc!d)en 
fpro^ten  unter  feinen  ^ii^en,  unb  bie  SSetten  !u^ten  errotenb 
ben  ©aum  [eine§  Sic^tgeftjanbe^.  is 

9?ur  etner  (ja^te  if)n  mtt  nrilbem  §affe :  ba§  mar  Soft,  ber 
®ott  be§  geuer^.  9ftit  S'Zeib  blicEte  er  auf  ben  ftraljtenben 
©onnengott;  mtt  ©tferfu^t  faf)  er,  ba^  tfjn  atte§  Itebte. 
S3alber^  5tugen  fc^mer^ten  tt)n,  fein  Iteblirfjeg  Satf)e(n  tear 
ifjm  ptoiber.  20 

£o!t  njar  tja^Itt^  bon  Stngeft^t.  9?ote  ^>aare  umgaben 
fein  ^xiupt  luie  ^euerffammen.  ©ein  S3ticf  erinnerte  an  bie 
©cfjlange  unb  ben  SBoIf.  (Sr  tt)ar  ttitger  al§  atte  ©otter. 
5)iefe  fitrcfyteten  Soli^  ©pottfu^t  unb  feine  Xitcfe,  aber  fie 
bemunberten  aud)  feine  (SJetoanbtfyeit  unb  ©(^taufjeit.  25 


58  ©lite!  9luf 

Soft  fjatte  ein  fd)6nc3,  ebtesS  SSeib,  ntit  Seamen  ©igtyn,  bie 
ifym  in  treuer  Siebe  ergeben  toar.  5lber  tfjr  leud)tenbe<§  ©olb* 
Ijaar  unb  ifyr  gittiger  23tid  erinnerten  iijn  an  23atber,  unb  er 
berliefj  fie  unb  oermafytte  [id;  nttt  einem  fytijilidjen  9fiie[enft)et6e. 
6  Sa§  Sftefentoeib  entfrembete  if)n  ben  ©ottern  ntefjr  unb 
ntetjr.  @ie  le^rte  ifyn  fjaffen,  ft)ie  er  nie  gefjajjt  Ijatte. 

(Sinft   lag  Sofi  im  bidjten  ©e6ii)d)  Derborgen,  al§  ber 

Sid)tgott  bur<^  ben  SSalb  ging.     £)ie  ^rimeln  unb  58ergif3= 

meinnidjte  btiifjten  gu  fetnen  ^ii^en,  bte  $6ge(  fangen  it)re 

10  fdjonften  Siebcr,  unb    bie  S3aume  netgten   ifjre  ntac^tigen 

^aupter  bor  i()m. 

So!i   I)ob   ben  ^opf  unb  faf)  mit  fcincn  gicrigen,  ertng 

tjungernben  Hugen  gu  bent  ©onnengott  empor.     9J?it  einem 

93Iic£  ber  ©u'te  unb  be^  ^riebert^  Iddjelte  Satbcr  i()n  an. 

is  Soft  tttollte  i()m  fred)  in^  3luge  fefjen,  abcr  er  bebte  bor 

93atber§  S3Iicf  unb  muf3te  bte  brennenben  3lugcn  jdjlie^cn. 

C,  toie  er  ifjn  jcljt  tjajste  !  „  Bonnie  id)  if)n  Dernidjten  auf 
ett)ig  !"  ftofjnte  Soli  unb  prefjte  fetn  b(eid)e^  2(ngefid)t  in  bie 
feudjte  @rbe. 


20  (Sine^  StRorgenS  font  SBatber  b(eid)  unb  erregt  in  bie  £>aKe 
ber  ©otter.  S)a§  [rot)Iid)e  Sadjen  uerftummte  fog(eic§,  unb 
angftt)oll  fc^auten  aEe  auf  ben  Siebltng. 

,,28a§  ift  gefd)ef)en,  ntein  h)onnige§  ^inb?"  fragte  g-rida 
bebenb  unb  umfd)tang  ben  gcltebtcn  ©ofjn  ntit  it)ren  fc^nec* 

25  toeijen  5trmen. 


5Iu3  ber  germanifdjen  ©ottertoeft  59 

„%&)  fyatte  eincn  fd)rec!lid)en  Sraum,"  fagte  S3alber  traurig. 
,,3d)  traumte,  baft  cin  ©peer  mein  §cr§  burd)bol)re,  unb  id; 
fat)  bie  furdjt&are  £obe<3gb'ttin  ^ellia.  <3ie  rtn'nfte  mtr,  tfyr  in 
ba3  finftere  9?eid)  bc£>  £obes>  511  folgcn. " 

SSotan  fdjiittelte  ben  ®opf.     ,fStranme  finb  @c|aume,  mein   s 
<Sof)n.    Reiner  toirb  ben  ©peer  gegen  bid)  erljckn ;  !ein  ©ott, 
fein  SKenfd),  fein  9tiefe  Juirb  bir  cttoa^  gutetbe  tfjun." 

93albcr  fat)  ben  $ater  HeBetioK  an,  after  feine  Stugen  btieben 
triifte,  unb  cine  SSoIfe  (cgte  [id)  iibcr  feine  ijelle  ©tirn. 

S)a  erfd)ra!en  bie  ©otter  unb  berietcn  ernftlid),  mie  fie  10 
S3albcr  Dor  brofjenber  ©efat)r  f(^u|en  !onnten.     §eimbal( 
gab  ben  beftcn  9tat.     ,,£aftt  un^f"  fagte  er,  ,,al(en  lebenben 
Slrcaturen  unb  aEen  lebtofen  £>ingen  einen  (Sib  a6net)men, 
baf3  fie  S3a(bcr  h>eber  bertounben  nod)  to'ten  molten." 

2)ie  ©otter  fanben  biefen  9?at  gut.     ©ogteic^  gtngen  fie  is 
alle  an^  SSer!.    @ie  gingen  311  ben  HJ^enfc^en,  ben  biefen  unb 
ben  3l^er9cn  uno  lieften  fie  mit  fjeiligen  (Siben  oerfpred)en, 
baft  fie  Salbcr  niemafe  etma§  juteibe  tl)un  iuollten. 

SlHen  ©otterft  uoran  eitte  gricfa,  bie  Sautter  be^  £id)tgotte§. 
@ie  rut)te  nid)t,  ui^  fie  Don  jebem  35ogel,  jcbem  heifer,  jebem  20 
unlbcn  Xiere  ben  Sib  gcnommcn  ^atte.  @ie  nafjm  einen  (Sib 
Don  geuer  unb  SSaffcr,  Don  Saumen  unb  ©traudjern,  Don 
SSIumen  unb  ©rafern,  jar  fie  tieft  felbft  9J?etaEe  unb  ©teine, 
®rantf)eiten  unb  ©ifte  fdjlubren,  S3alber  nid)t  gu  Derte^en. 

9J?iibe  Dom  langen  SSanbern  !ef)rte  fie  nad^  2(3garb  ^uriic!.  25 
2>a  ertnnerte  fie  fid),  baft  fie  eine  !(eine  9#iftel,  bie  auf  einer 
alien  (£id)e  in  ber  ^at)e  Don  2Salf)alI  tt?ud)g,  Dergeffen  ^atte. 


60  ©lite? 


Sftiftet  nmr  fo  jung  unb  ffein,  fie  fonnte  niemanbem 
frfjaben.     (£<8  toar  unmogtid),  nod)  einmal  guriid^ufefjren  ; 
bie  $iiJ3e  fdjmergten  $ricfaf  bie  miiben  5lugen  frfjtoffen  fief). 
Siefer  <3rf)Iaf  erquicfte  bie  tobmiibe  ©ottin. 
5      5113  fie  am  anbern  9ftorgen  ertt>acf)te,  I)6rte  fie  SuBetrufe 
au3  ber  ©otter^aEe  tonen.    @ie  etlte  ^in3it  unb  faf)  S3atber  in 
ber  Sftitte  ber  ^atte  ftefyn  unb  aHe  ©otter  um  itjn.    llnb  fie 
irarfen  mit  golbenen  fallen,  mit  eifernen  ©peeren,  mit  fpi^en 
(Steinen  nad^  bem  ©onnengott,  a6er  jebe  SSaffe  fiet  bicfyt  »or 
10  i^m  gur  (Srbe.     5Iuc^  ^or  fc^teuberte  feinen  jammer  auf 
it)n.    5lber  ber  jammer  fiel  !raftto^  bor  if)m  nieber  unb 
fefjrte  in  Xfjor^  |xmb  $mM,  o'fjne  SSoIber  berit^rt  $u 
S)a  tauten  unb  jaud^ten  atle  ©otter  unb  riefen: 
Salber,  bem  llnbernjunbbaren  !" 

is      9?ur  etner  locate  nic^t,  er  groEte  bitter.     SSenn  93alber 
ttrirfticf)  unt)errounbbar  n?arf  bann  rt)iirbe  er  ettn'g  leben. 
©ebanfe  raubte  So!i  ben  Sltem.    (£r  frfjlityfte  in  ein  ^ 
genjanb  unb  ftettte  fic^  n)ie  gufattig  neben  ^ricfa. 

,r^>aben  niirltic^  aGe  ^reaturen  gefd)rt)oren,  Salber  nirf)t  gu 
20  fdjaben,  gro^e  ©otttn  ?"  fragte  er  mit  berftellter  ©timme. 

,,<3o  ift  e^r"  fagte  $nda  freubeftrarjlenb,  ,,aHe  SBefen 
tjaben  gefi^njoren,  Salber  nic^t  gu  fc^aben.  Sc^  fetber  Ijabe 
fte  frfjnioren  taffen." 

,,S)a3  mu§  eine  mufjfame  5Irbeit  getoefen  fein,"  entgegnete 
25  Sofi.    $ricfa  nirfte.     ,,Unb  boc^f"  fagte  fie,  ,,{ja&e  ic^  e^  gern 
getljan  fiir  nteinen  Siebling." 

,,S5on  ben  SBIumen,  ©rofern  unb  ben  fjarmlofen  S)ingen 


5lu<§  ber  germaniftfjen  ©ottertoelt  61 

brautf)teft  bit  bod§  feinen  (Sib  511  nefynen.    §aft  bu  toirflicl) 
alle  SSefen  fcl}tt>oren  laffen?" 

2)ie  @ottin  fonnte  nid)t  lugen.    ,,(£ine  Heine  Sftiftel,  bie  auf 
ber  alien  (Stdje  toadjft,  Ijabe  ict)  bergeffen,"  fagte  fie  aufricfjtig. 
,,<Sie  toar  511  Hein  unb  fc^rt)ac^r  fie  toadjft  nur  im  !olten   5 
SStnter  unb  !ann  S3alber  bafyer  nic^t  fc^aben." 

bebte  bor  (Srregung.  (Sine  tutlbe  ^reube  pacfte  if)n. 
ft)ie  er  ge!ommen  toar,  frf)tic£|  er  au^  ber  ^aEe.  @r 
lannte  bie  alte  (Sic£)e  rtofjl,  bte  ^ricfa  ntetnte.  ©c^neH  toie 
ber  SSinb  ftog  er  nac£)  bent  S3aunt.  9#it  einem  9?U(f  ri^  er  10 
bie  Eeine  9J?iftet  toon  ber  Sid^e.  S)ann  murmette  er  3cwber= 
fbrudje,  unb  ftet)e  ba !  bie  Heine  9ftiftet  niudE)!  unb  nwcf)£>,  bi^ 
[ie  fo  tang  unb  ftar!  ftiar  ftiie  ein  @peer. 

Setfe  aiie  eine  Sta£e  j^tic^  So!i  in  bie  ©otterfyaHe  guriitf 
unb  fteEte  fic£)  neben  §6ber,  ben  blinben  S5ruber  S3atber§.  is 

9^o^  immer  toarfen  bte  ©otter  mit  @|)eeren  nac^  23alber, 
noi^  immer  ftanb  ber  £icf)tgott  unter  i^nen  unb  Iad£)ette,  at3 
n;enn  bie  ©beere  93Iumen  raaren. 

,,3Sarum  tuirfft  bu  attein  nidjt  nac^  S3alber?"  ftiifterte 
So!i  §ober  in§  Otjr.     ,,$3arum  tt)iU[t  bu  nic|t  gu  (S^ren  20 
S5alber§  beinen  ©beer  berfuc^en  ?" 

,,3)u  njei^t,  £o!i,  ba^  id£)  btinb  unb  o^ne  SSaffen  bin," 
fagte  §ober  traurig,  ,,id)  !ann  nidjt  fefjen,  too  93alber  fte^t, 
ttrie  fott  ic^  auf  iijn  toerfen  ?" 

,f§ier  {)aft  bu  einen  ©beer,"  fdgte  So!i  unb  reidjte  if)m  bie  25 
9J?iftet.     W3dj  aiiE  beine  ^anb  fiifjren  —  nun  toirf  ben  ©peer 
mit  alter  2#arf)t !" 


62  ©liid  «uf 

0 

§ober  tfyot,  lute  Soli  ifym  rtet.  2)er  ©peer  ffog  mit  einem 
flagenben  Saut  burd)  bie  Siift.  5llle  ©otter  erfdjrafen. 

(Sin  furdjtbarer  ©djrei — unb  bag  llnbenfbare  ttiar  gefdjefjen ! 
Sautfog  fiet  Salber  auf  bag  5lngefid)t  ttieber.  3)er  ©peer 
c  fyatte  fein  ^er§  bur<f)bof)rt  —  bie  ©onne  bertor  it)ren  ©c|einf 
unb  bie  oerfinfterte  (Srbe^tranf  [ein  ^8(ut. 

5ltemto^f  fprarf)Io3  bor  ©djrerfen,  ftanben  bie  ©otter  ba. 

©ie  fii^tten  fetber  bie  £obe<§ft>iinbe  im  §er^en.     ©ie  fonntcn 

ba§  ©d^redf(i(J)e  nid^t  faffen,  tonnten  ben  tudEifdjen  X^citer 

10  nid)t  mit  ^arncn  nennen.     3tber  in  aEer  ^er^en  fdjrie  eg 

taut:   W£a3  Ijat  So!i  getf)an!" 

2)ic  ^raucr  urn  SBoIber 

S3ittere  Xfyranen  fieten  aug  gridag  5lugen,  atg  fie  (id)  iiber 
ben  toten  Siebling  neigte  unb  ben  le^ten  ^!u^  auf  feine  bteic^e 
©tirn  briidte. 

15      ©tumm  unb   tfyranenlog  fa§   9^anna  gu  feinen  $ii§en. 
©c^Iudj^enb  ftanben  bie  iibrigen  ©otter  an  feiner  33aljre. 

SSotan  fanb  guerft  bie  ^affung  toieber.  (£r  naf)m  ben 
Stoten  ioie  ein  !ran!eg  ^!inb  gartltc^  in  feine  5trme  unb 
fprad) :  ,,Sa§t  ung  ben  getiebten  Xoten  mit  reinen  ©etoa'n- 
20  bern  befteiben  unb  ben  ^ot^ftofe  erric^ten.  2Sir  luollen 
Satber  bie  te^te  (£t)re  ertoeifen  unb  feinen  Seic^nam  ber= 
brennen." 

W3ft  benn  !eine  ^offnung  mefjr,  ba^  S3alber  §u  ung  priid* 
le^rt?"  fragte  ^rida  fdjtudjgenb.  ,,9)?u^  Balber  fiir  immer 


<£ine  IPalfiite  cor  ^rtcfa 


ber  germanifdjen  ©fltterroett  63 

in  bent  9Reid)  ber  fdjredlidjen  §el(ia  bteiben  ?  SSer  toon  eud), 
meine  mutigen  ©ofyne,  roagt  eg  nad)  ^elfjetm  511  reiten  wtb 
ber  £obeggottin  Sofegelb  fitr  SBalber  §u  bieten?" 

,,^d)  roage  eg,  Sautter,"  fagte  §ermober  ber  @d)nette.   ,,^d) 
luttt  bte  Stobelgotttn  bitten,  un3  Satber,  ba^  Sid^t  ber  SSelt,    « 
nad^   5l^garb   suriic^ufenben."     5lIIe  fcfjauten  mit  S3ettiun= 
berung  ouf  ^ermober,  ben  immer  bienftbereiten  ©otterboten, 
ber  [ogleic^  fein  Sfofc  be[tteg  unb  nac^  bem  finfteren  ^elijeim  ritt. 

SSaijrenb  ^ermober  fetnen  gefdf)rlt(^en  9fJitt  mac^te,  trugen 
X^or  nnb  ^etmball  S3alber^  Seic^nam  an  ba<§  9Keer  unb  10 
legten  if)n  auf  fein  ©d^tff,  mit  bem  er  fo  oft  iiber  ^immet  unb 
(Srbe  gefafjren  n)ar. 

llnb  bie  ©otter  berfommetten  fief)  alle  gu  ber  Seirfjenfeier. 
$)ie  9fJie[en  unb  Brt'^Q6  ft)«gten  fid)  cm3  i^ren  §of)ten  unb 
ftanben  ©djitlter  on  ©gutter  mit  ben  trauernben  ©ottern.  is 
2)ie  9?ijen  tauc^ten  au§  bem  9J?eer  fyeroor,  unb  bie  SSatfuren 
ftanben  auf  ifyre  ©peere  geleljnt,  urn  SSalber  bie  le^te  @f)re 
ju  erraeifen. 

2lt§  S^anna  S3atber  auf  bem  ^ol^fto^,  ber  auf  bem  @<f)iffe 
erric^tet  roar,  liegen  faf),  brad)  ifyr  ba§  §er§.    @ie  fan!  einer  20 
roetfen  S3(iite  gteid)  tot  §u  SBoben.    ®a  (egten  bte  ©otter  fie 
auf  bag  ©djiff  neben  93alber  unb  fdjmMten  beibe  mit  S5(umen 
unb  (Sbelfteinen. 

2)er  ma^tige  Xfjor  roei^te  bie  Seidjen  mit  feinem  jammer. 
SDann  ftie^  er  bag  @d^iff  mit  einem  geroattigen  Wud  in  bag  25 
9#eer.    SSotan  na{)m  eine  brennenbe  $acfel  unb  fd)(euberte 
fie  auf  bgg  ©c^iff. 


64  ©Ificf 

£>od)  loberten  bie  $lammcn  auf  iinb  toarfen  einen  blutig 
roten  ©djein  iiber  £>immel,  @rbe  unb  9fteer.  £>ie  SSinbe 
trieben  ba<§  brennenbe  ©dn'ff  roeit,  toeit  I)inau3,  bt3  9?ad)t 
unb  $infterni<l  e<§  bebecften. 

5      2Saf)renbbeffen  tt>ar  ^ermober  neun  Xage  unb  Ifttidjte  lang 
ticfe,  bitnffe  Xfjdter  geritten,  ol)ne  etn  Stdjt  §u  fetjen. 
!am  er  an  bie  golbcne  S5riicfe,  bie  ju  bent  Sanbc  ber 
Xoten  fitl^rt. 

3ll§  er  itber  bicje  Sriide  geritten  tear,  faf)  er  ba3  riefige 

10  ©ittertfjor,   toetdjeS  §u  ^eltia^  SBo^nung  fiitjrte.    Steinem 

Sebenbigen  offnete  fid)  ba§  Xfjor.     SDa  fe^te  fic^  ^ermober 

fe[t  in  ben  ©attet  unb  gab  feincm  ^Pferbe  bie  ©poren.     §od) 

iiber  ba^  ©itter  [prang  bag  tapfere  9?o^  mit  feinem  ftifjnen 


15      ^ermober  trat  mit  ©djauber  in  bie  SSo^nung  be<§ 

(£r  toanberte  burd^  enb(o§  fdjeinenbe  ©ale,  too  bie  ©eifter  ber 

®eftorbenen  njeilten,  bi^  er  in  bie  §alle  ber  Xobe^gottin  fam. 

§ier,  auf  einem  (Sfyrenptatj,  neben  ber  finfteren  ©ottin,  faf; 

S3alber,  tfjnt  gur  ©eite  bie  treue  9?anna,  beibe  im  Xobe^traum 

20  berfun!en. 

^ermobcr  erfd^raf,  al3  er  ber  furc^tbaren  §el(ia  in§  3tuge 
faf).  SIber  er  bad)te  an  feine  nieinenbe  Gutter  unb  bergaf; 
feine  gurdjt.  SWit  ftarter  ©timme  fprac^  er: 

rr@ro^e  ©ottin,  gieb  un^  S3alber,  ben  SSielgeliebten,  5uriidE. 
25  ^!ein  ©efdjopf  im  ^imrnel  unb  auf  (Srben  !ann  of)ne  S3atber 
leben.    ^orbere  ein  Sofegetb  fo  ^od£)  bu  n)iEft,  bie  ©otter 
n;erben  e^  bir  nn'llig  geben." 


5lu3  ber  germanifdjen  ©b'ttertoett  65 

S)a  ertjob  fid)  bie  £obe3gb'ttin  Don  ifyrem  Xijron  unb  fagte 
ernft :  ,,(£in  Sb'fegelb  begefjre  id)  ntdjt.  SSenn  aber  S3alber 
Don  alien  fo  fcfyr  gcliebt  ttnrb,  lute  bu  fagft,  toenn  aEe  leben- 
bigcn  SScfcn  unb  alle  SMnge  in  bcr  SSelt  urn  S3alber  lueinen 
inerbcn,  jo  jolt  cr  §urii(i  §u  ben  ©b'ttern  fa^ren.  3Senn  aber  s 
nur  cut  5Ittge  troden  blcibt,  fo  muft  cr  cnjtg  in  ^elfjeim  bteiben." 

9Kit  frol;cr  ^>o[[nnng  im  -^er^en  fetjrte  ^ermober  nac^ 
9l§garb  guriid.  ©ogtcic^  [anbten  bie  ©otter  93oten  att^,  bie 
alien  Slreaturen  unb  aEen  Stngen  mitteitten,  nm3  §ellia 
gejagt  Ijatte.  10 

S)a  begann  ein  SSeinen  nnb  SSefyflagcn,  lt)ie  man  e^  in  ber 
SSelt  nod)  nidjt  geljort  Ijattc.     Sie  ©otter  unb  9J?enfd)en     . 
loeinten  t)ei^e  Xtjranen  urn  Salbcr.     S)te  9Jie[en  unb  3^er9e 
fdjlndjjten,  also  Ijdtten  [te  ifjren  beften  ^reunb  berloren.     S)ie 
2t)iere  fd)rieen  burdj   bie  (StiEe  ber  9?ad)t.    S)ie  93aume  15 
ac^^ten  unb  ftb'Ijnten.     9Sie  ^crten  I)ingen  bie  Xfyranen  an 
S3Iumen  unb  Slattern,     ©elbft  bie  ©rcifer  unb  ©teine  rtaren 
jcbcn  S^orgcn  Don  Xfyranen  nafj. 

9?ur  ctn  a(te§  Sftcfentoeib  toollte  ntd)t  iueinen.    @ie  toofynte 
in  einer  bunften  §of)le  unb  n?ar  faft  fo  i)a§tidj  unb  finfter  n)ie  20 
§eEia  felbft.   5f He  ©ef(^6|3fe  toaren  erfdjroden  iiber  if)re  §arte. 

S)a  ging  |>ermobcr  felbft  ju  itjr  fjinein  unb  fagte :  ,,SSeine 
aud)  bu,  toie  rt)ir  aEe  genieint  Ijaben,  fo  ba^  93alber  nac^ 
2l3garb  jurudfeljrt." 

5lber  ba§  JRiefentoeib  fdjuttette  tro^ig  ben  ^opf.  25 

3)a  gingen  aEe  ©otter  511  ifyr  unb  flefyten  urn  cine  Xfjrdne. 
5lber  bie  9tiefin  blieb  fyart  n)ie  ©tein.  ,,@elbft  bie  ©teine 


66  ©lite!  2luf 

fyaben  Xfyranen  geroeint  urn  SBatberS  Sob,"  fc^tudE)jte  $ricfa 
bergroeifetnb,  ,,nur  bcine  Shtgen,  bit  graufame3  2Seib,  bleiben 
trocfen  !" 

,,28arum  ftitlft  bu  nidjt  toeinen  um  $alber,  ben  ©uten  ?" 
5  fragte  SSotan,  unb  feme  ©timme  gitterte  Dor  @rf)mer§  imb 


rteber  im  Seben  nod^  im  ©terben  Iftutjen  bon 
Solber.  SSorum  foEte  ic(j  toetnen  !"  rtef  ba^  Sttejentoetb  mit 
tit(itfd)em  Sac^en.  ,,Sa§t  ^etlia  befallen,  toa§  [te  I)ot  !  3d) 

10  ^abe  !etne  ^fjrarte  fiir  S3alber,  i<§  !onn  nur  lad^en,  lad^en, 
Iac£)en,  iueit  er  mentals  juruc!!ef)rt!"  Unb  [te  tadjte  laut  unb 
fo  furc^tbar,  bafj  alle  SSelt  ein  ©raufen  befiel 

2)a  erfannten  bte  ©otter  in  bem  28etbe  ben  fallen  Soli  — 
nun  ft>u§ten  [te,  bafc  S5atber  etotg  in  ^et^eim  bletben  rtitrbe. 

is  tlnb  traurig  berpttten  bie  ©otter  i^r  5Inge[ic^t.  5£tefe<S 
2)ttn!el  ^errfc^te  in  5l^garb,  unb  eifi^e  SSinbe  toefjten  itber  bie 
(£rbe. 

£oli§  ©trafc 

£oli  ober  ffo!)  bor  bem  3orne  ber  ©otter  attf  einen  fjofjen 
23erg  unb  baute  [ic^  ba  ein  §au§  mit  bier  Xfjuren,  nac£)  jeber 
20  ^immetioric^tung  eine.  SDort  jo^  er  Xag  unb  9^adE)t  unb 
fc^aute  balb  au§  ber  einen  Stfyitr,  batb  ott^  ber  anberen.  (£r 
fitrc^tcte  fic^  bor  ber  9facf)e  ber-  ©otter  unb  tooEte  flieljen, 
fobatb  er  fie  !ommen  faf). 

9?eben  bem  §aufe  raufd)te  ein  mdd^rtger  SSafferfaE  ben  33erg 
25  t)inab  in^  £f)al.    So!i  mac^te  fid§  ein  -ftetj  unb  fing  $tfd)e  im 


bcr  germanifdjen  ©6'ttertoelt  67 

SSafferfall,  urn  feinen  .gmnger  gu  ftilfen.  2Iud§  oertoanbelte 
er  fid)  oft  in  einen  graven  Sad)3  unb  farcing  in  ben  2Saffer= 
fall.  @o  glcmbte  er  fief)  fidjer  bor  ber  S^ad^e  ber  ©otter. 

Siefe  a6er  tourben  ntdjt  miibe,  -ben  Htforber  SBalberS  §u 
fudjen.    @ie  fasten  ttjn  bet  ben  SRiefen,  ben  2ftenfcl)en,  ben   5 
gtoergen,  a6er  fie  fanben  t|n  nirgenb^. 

(Einft  fa^  SSotan  auf  feinem  l)of)en  X^ron  unb  fcfyaute  iiber 
bie  SSett.  S5a  erMtcfte  er  auf-einem  Ijo^en  S3erge  ein  etn= 
fame§  ^>au^  unb  in  bent  |jcmfe  ben  berlja^ten  Soli. 

,f^eimball!"  rief  ber  ©otterbater  mit  lauter  ©timnte  nad)  10 
ber  9?egenbogen=$rucfe  ^in,  f,blofe  in  bein  |)orn  unb  rufe 
bie  (Cotter  gufammen.     S)er  9J?orber  ift  gefunben !" 

^eimball  na^nt  fein  §ornr  bie  golbene  SO^onbfitfjel,  unb 
blie<§  madjtig  Ijinein.  ,,5lufr  auf,  iljr  greunbe !"  rief  SSotan, 
,,bie  9tac§e  ift  nalj;  Sofi  Itnrb  balb  in  unferen  ^anben  fein !"  15 

Unb  bie  ©otter  ergriffen  il)re  @peere  unb  <3rf)tlbe  unb  folgten 
SSotan,  ber  hne  ber  ©turmniinb  burcf)  bie  Suft  flog.  5luc^  bie 
©ottinnen  eilten  au3  il)ren  SSo^nungen,  legten  iljre  S5ritnnen 
an  unb  fteEten  ficl)  an  bie  ©pil^e  ber  SSalfiiren.  SSie  ein 
©c^aiarm  loilber  ©djtoane  fauften  bie  ©otter  burc^  bie  SSollen.  20 

5111  Soli  bie  ©otter  lommen  fat),,  fprang  er  in  ben  2Baffer= 
fall.  2l6er  bie  ©otter  fatten  i^n  langft  gefel§en.  f,S)u  follft 
un§  nitfjt  tuieber  entflieljen,"  f^rad)  St^or  unb  ergriff  ein 
9?ei3,  ba§  in  ber  -pitte  lag.  SDann  ging  er  §um  SSafferfaH 
unb  fing  Soli  in  feinem  eigenen  9^e|e.  25 

,,3erfc^mettere  t^n  mit  bent  jammer,  2l)or,"  fc^rien 
me^rere  ©otter  in  bfinber  3Sut.  5l6er  2Sotan§  mac£)tiger 


68  ©litcl  Slitf 

Hrm  fjielt  ben  jammer  gurucl.     ,,(£r  foH  ntcfjt  fterben," 
fagte  er  feft,  ,,er  foil  leben,  teben  in  enbtofer  Oual!" 

ffS)a§  ift  bie  gerecfjte  ©trafe  fiir  feine  fdjanblidje  £f)at," 
fagte  $ricla,  itnb  alle  ©otter  ftimmten  bet. 

5  tlnb  nun  banben  fie  bent  Ubeltfja'ter  2lrme  unb  93eine 
gufammen  itnb  fd)(eppten  if)n  an  bie  50?eerelfufte.  £)ort, 
auf  einent  einfqmen  ^elfen,  banben  fie  t^n  ntit  fd§n)eren 
eifernen  ®etten  feft  unb  Ijangten  etne  giftige  @d;(ange  iiber 
fein  ^aupt.  Unauf^ortic^  tropfte  tfjr  ©ift  auf  fein  ©efidjt 

10  tjerunter  unb  berurfacfjte  i^m  furt^tbare  Oual. 

S5or  ©c^mer^  unb  SSut  ^eulte  Soft  fo  taut,  bafc  er  ba§ 
S5ruEen  ber  (See  unb  ba£  Sraufen  beS  ©turrne^  iibertonte. 
Sluf  ben  ernften  ©efic^tern  ber  ©otter  aber  ftanb  gefc^rieben : 
®eitt  (Srbarmen  fiir  ben  9JJ6rber  23alber3! 

15  Sin  SKefen  nur  gab  e<§  auf  ber  njeiten  SSett,  ba^  (Srbarmen 
ntit  Soli  Ijatte,  ba§  mar  ©ig^n,  fein  berlaffene3  3Seib.  @te 
^orte  feinen  ©djmergenicfdjrei  unb  eitte  ntit  fliegenber  £>aft 
an  feine  ©eite.  Sl(^  fie  ba3  ©ntfe^tic^e  fc^aute,  brac^  ber 
jammer  ifjr  faft  bag  |)er^ 

20  ©ie  Iniete  nieber  auf  ben  ftntjen  ©tein,  na^m  eine  ©cfyate 
unb  fing  ba§  ©rfjtangengift  auf,  bamit  e^  Soft  nidjt  ntetjr 
tn§  ©efid^t  tropfte.  SSenn  aber  bie  ©d^ale  bott  toar  unb 
©igt)n  bie  g(iiffig!eit  in3  9J?eer  fd^iittete,  bann  trobfte  bag 
furcfjtbare  ©ift  njteber  auf  Soli  fjerab,  unb  er  n?anb  fidj  bor 

25  ©c|mer§,  ba§  bie  gan^e  (Srbe  erbebte. 

©o  fafj  ©ig^n  jtag  unb  S^ac^t  neben  Soli  unb  fyiett  ben 
nimmermuben  5Irm  iiber  i^n:  ein  23Ub  ritfjrenbfter  STreue! 


ber  germanif^en  ©agentoeft 


^Siegfrteb  ben  fjammcr  wotil  fd?oingen  funnt" 


3>er  junge  Stegfrteb 

995ic  ©tegfrieb  Ijornern  ttwrb 

Sm  Sfteberlanb  am  ^fjein  lebte  einft  ein  madjttger 
mtt  Seamen  ©iegmunb.  ©etne  5lf)nf)erren  ftammten  bireft 
bon  SBotan  06.  ©iegeltnbe,  feme  @emaf)Iinf  rt)ar  e&enfalfe 
aitl  gottttdjem  ©efdjled^t. 

©tegmunb  unb  ©tegeltnbe  fatten  etnen  einjtgen  ©oijn  mtt   5 
Seamen  ©tegfrieb.     £)er  ^nabe  tear  fc^on  lute  ein  junger 
grittjling^morgen.     (£r   fjatte   blaue,    fonntge    5tugen    rt)te 
S3a(ber  itnb  etne  !rafttge  ©eftatt  rote  Xfyor. 

5t6cr  [o  fc^on  Sung  ©tegfrteb  roar,  fo  eigenroiEtg  unb 
u&ermiittg  roar  er  auc^.     Stuf  bte  guten  Sefjren  ber  Sttern  10 
Ijorte  er  roentg   ober  gar  nidjt,  benn  er  l^a^te  e3,  etnem 
anberen  §u  gefjorc^en  al£  [ic^  felbft.     @cf)on  afe  junge3  S^tnb 
roiinjc^te  er  ntd)t^  fefynltdjer,  ate  etn  freter  HJJann  git  fetn. 

@tne0  Staged  nafjm  er  fetnen  ©tecfen  in  bte  §anb  unb  Kef 
o^ne  2t6fd)teb  in  bie  roette  2Se(t  tjinau^,  um  5lbenteuer  §u  is 
fuc^en.    (£r  roar  balb  mitten  in  einem  bidden,  finfteren  2Batb. 
5lber  er  fitrdjtete  ftc^  nic^t. 

^ro{)  unb  teidjt  fd^ritt  er  unter  ben  uralten  SBaumriefen 
batjin.  gro^tii^  fprang  er  mit  ben  §afen  unb  9?ei)en  burc^ 
ben  SBatb,  unb  mit  ben  SSogeln  pftff  er  mand)'  tuftige^  Sieb.  20 

71 


72  ©Ificf  5tuf 

®egen  9t6enb  quatte  tfjn  ein  fjefriger  ^linger,  benn  er  fyatte 
feit  bem  friifjen  Sftorgen  nicfjtS  gegeffen.  ©ottte  er  §uriic!* 
laufen  nacl)  ber  tmterlicfjen  93urg  unb  urn  ©peife  bettetn? 


s      SDa  entbecfte  er  am  Sfambe  be3  SSalbeg  etn  einfame<§  ^>au§. 

©c^nelt  lief  er  barauf  311  unb  faf),  ba|j  e^  eine  @djmiebe  toar. 

SSor  ber  (£f|e  ftanb  ein  ©djmieb  ;  ba§  geuer  &c(eurf)tete  greE 

fein  ru^igeg  ®efic^t  unb  feinen  langen  ^ottigen  S3art.    Sfofcen 

bem  ©(fjrnieb  ftanben  feine  ©efellen. 
10      ©iegfrieb  trat  !ed  in  bie  ©c£)miebe.    rr©uten  5I6cnb,  9Keifter 

©d^mteb,"  fagte  er,  ,,6raucf;t  ifjr  !einen  ©c^miebegefeEen  ? 

^(f)  luitt  eud^  gern  bienen,  roenn  ifjr  mir  ein  Sager  unb  etoa^ 

gu  effen  gebt  !" 

2)er  ©cfjmieb  nii[(^te  fic^  ben  9?u§  au3  ben  5(ugcn  unb 
15  fc^aute  ©iegfrieb   berftiunbert  an.     ^dj  fya&e  fc^on  gtoei 

©e[ellen,  unb  bu  &tft  noc^  ein  ^aI6e§  ^inb,"  fagte  er,  ,,a6er 

bu  fiefjft  Irdftig  unb  gefunb  au^,  id)  mill  e^  mit  bir  toer= 

fud^en.    ^ier  fjaft  bu  ©peife  unb  Stran!,  unb  ein  Sager 

totrft  bu  auc^  irgenbluo  finben." 
20      ©ierig  na^m  ©iegfrieb  ba3  Srot  au§  ber  ru^igen  £>anb 

be§  ©c^miebeS.     S)ann  a§  unb  tran!  er,  bi^  ber  @tf)(af 

i{jm  bie  5Iugen  fc^Io^. 

5tm  anbern  Sftorgen  frii^  fii^rte  ber  ©rfjmieb  ifjn  jum 

5Imbo§,  um  tfyn  ba§  ©(^mieben  gu  lefnm    @r  legte  ein 
25  ©tile!  glufjenbeS  Sifen  auf  ben  9lm6o<o  unb  Befafjt  ©iegfrieb, 

mit  bem  jammer  barauf  §u  fd^tagen. 
©iegfrieb  fd)Iug  mit  fotd^'  furtf;t6arer  $raft  auf  ba^  (Sifen, 


Slug  ber  germaniftfjen  ©agenroelt  73 

baft  eg  in  ©tMe  bracifj.    Set  bem  ©djtage  fan!  ber  3lmbog 
ttef  in  bie  (£rbe. 

S)a  ftmrbe  ber  @rf)mieb  gornig.    @r  fafcte  ©tegfrieb  unb 
gaufte  ifm  Ijeftig  an  ben  Dfyren. 

9?un  nmrbe  aber  ©iegfrieb  geroalttg  bofe.  2Sar  er  nic^t  s 
fetnen  (Sltern  entlaufen,  niett  er  niemanbem  gefyordjen  modjte, 
unb  nun  toollte  ein  (Si^mieb  tfjn  on  ben  Dfjren  gaujen? 
(Sr  padte  ben  erfcfjrocfenen  SKeifter  mtt  beiben  Airmen  unb 
tt)arf  it)n  fo  fyefttg  auf  ben  (£rb6oben,  ba^  iljm  aEe  ^!nocE)en 
im  Setbe  fradjten.  10 

?IB  ber  @c§mieb  toieber  gu  fic^  font,  bod^te  er  boH 
©rtmm:  SSart',  Surjc^',  bag  toitt  tc^  btr  tofjnen.  Stod) 
rutjig  fagte  er  gu  ©iegfrieb,  beffen  ^orn  fd)on  berrauc^t  toar : 
,,©ef)e  §um  ^ofjler  unb  Ijole  ntir  einen  <Sac!  boH  ^!of)ten ;  er 
iuo^nt  nirf)t  rtjett  Don  I)ier  6ei  einer  grofjen  Stnbe  im  SSalbe."  is 
@r  h)u^te  aber,  ba§  bei  ber  Sinbe  ein  furd^tbarer  $>rac£)e 
fjaufte  unb  Ijoffte,  berfetbe  mo'rf)te  ©iegfrieb  ber[d^Iingen. 

©orglog  unb  frofjlttf)  ging  ©iegfrieb  in  ben  SSalb  unb 
bad^te  an  bag  ©djtoert,  bag  er  fid^  batb  jdjmieben  tDottte. 
5ltg  er  aber  an  bie  Sinbe  tarn,  fprang  ein  unge^eurer  2)ra(^e  20 
auf  ifjtt  5U  unb  fperrte  ben  Sfacfjen  auf,  um  i^n  §u  toer- 
fd^Iingen. 

,,%a,  bag  moc^teft  bu  toof)!!"  tac^t  ©iegfrieb  unb  faringt 
fc^neH  ^ur  ©eite.     S)ann  reifjt  er  gefcfjirinb  einen  S3aum  aug 
ber  @rbe  unb  tuirft  ifyn  auf  ben  bofen  3Surm.    Setaubt  Don  25 
bem  l^eftigen  ©crjtage  berroicEett  fid^  bag  llntier  in  bie 
beg  S3aumeg,  fo  baft  eg  nicfjt  toieber  logfommen  !ann. 


74  ©lite!  Sluf 


@d)neff  toie  ber  93H|  reifjt  (Siegfrieb  nun  einen  23oum  nadj 

bent  anbern  aug  unb  nnrft  fie  alle  auf  ben  £)rad)en,  big  bicfcr 

gan§  unter  S3oumen   begraben  ift.     3)ann  lauft  er  ebenfo 

frfjnett  in  bie  nalje  $of)lerf)iitte,  nimmt  gtiiljenbe  SMjlcn  unb 

5  giinbet  bie  93oume  an,  bie  iiber  bem  5)rac|en  liegen. 

3)a§  Untier  toiitet  unb  tobt,  aber  fo  furcfjtbar  ift  bie  ©tut 
unb  fo  fyeftig  ber  9?aucE),  ba§  eg  in  furger  Qeit  erftidt. 

SSon  ber  ^)i^e  fdjmotj  bag  gett  beg  SSurmcg.     Suftig,  toie 
em  Sacfjlein,  flo^  eg  unter  ben  brcnnenben  3^e^9en  b\$  an 
10  ©iegfriebg  gii§e. 

2)er  !inblic|e  §ctb  taut^te  feinen  finger  ^incin,  um  gu 
fiifjten,  ft)ie  I)ei§  bag  $ett  eineg  S)racf)en  fein  fonnte.  SSie 
erftaunte  er,  a(g  bag  erlattete  ^ett  an  feinem  finger  fo  I;art 
tt)ie  §orn  ttmrbe. 

15  ©cfjneE  §og  er  feine  ®tetber  aug  unb  babete  fid)  in  bem 
ftmnbcrbaren  S)rad)enfett.  SBatjrenb  er  babete,  ficten  flatter 
Don  ber  Sinbe  fjerab.  Sineg  biefer  ^Blatter  fiet  ifjm  gerabe 
auf  ben  SRitcfen  gnjifc^en  bie  ©d^uftern. 

5Itg  er  gebabet  ^atte  unb  bag  gctt  erfattct  rtar,  ba  ttmrbe 

20  bie  §aut  feincg  gangen  ^orperg  fo  f)art  nne  eine  ^ornf)aut. 

9^un  lonnte  tfjn  !ein  ©c^uiert  unb  !ein  ©peer  me^r  bertounben. 

S'Jur  an  ber  fteinen  ©tette  §rt)ifd)en  ben  @d)utternr  n)o  bag 

Sinbenblatt  getegen  Ijatte,  blieb  er  bertounbbar. 

@o  ftmrbe  ©iegfrieb  foment. 

25      SO^it  einem  @ac!  bolt  ^ot)Ien  unb  bem  ®otof  beg  getoteten 
!am  ber  ^elb  rtieber  gurM  narf)  ber  2Batb=@^miebe. 
©rftaunen  unb  $urtf)t  fa^  ber  <2d)mieb  bie  Kraft  unb 


5lu3  ber  germanifcfjen  ©agentoett  75 

ben  9ftut  feine3  jungen  ®efeEen.  (£r  f)af}te  ben  ubermutigen 
®naben  toegen  biefer  ®raft.  £>odj  geigte  er  feme  toafyren 
@efiif)(e  ntc^t  nnb  toar  boppelt  freunblid)  gegen  ©iegfrieb. 

SDa  er  fe^r  fc|lau  ftjar,  I;atte  er  ftc^  balb  etnen  neuen  ^5tan 
gemac^t,  ©tegfrteb  §u  berberben.     S)oc^  luoEte  er  border  bte   s 
^!raft  be§  jungen  ^Rtefen  fiir  fid;  nii^en. 

,,3dj  ft)ei§  etn  5l6enteuer  fiir  bid^r  junger  ^etb,"  fogte  er 
511  ©iegfrieb.  ,,©ro§e  (Sfjre  unb  unermefjlidjen  9?eid)tum 
getDtnnft  bu,  toenn  bu  bo§  5l6enteuer  6eftef)ft." 

,,2Ba^  ift  es>?"  fragte  ©iegfrieb  eifrig  unb  fprang  t>on  10 
feinem  @i£e  auf.    Slampfbereit  nal)m  er  feinen  @tec!en  in 
bie  ^>anb. 

,,33let6e  fi^en,"  fagte  ber  ©c^mteb  lad)e(nb,  ,,fo  fd§nel( 
gef)t  ba§  nidjt.  Sd)  mu^  bir  erft  eine  lange  ®efd)id)te 
er§al)(en."  15 

©euf^enb  fe|te  fic^  ber  Ungebutbige  toieber  auf  feinen 
S3aumftumpf.  ,,§ore  ju,"  fagte  ber  ©c^mieb. 


S5ater,"  begann  ber  @d)mteb,  ,r^atte  brei 
ber  altefte  ift  gafner,  ber  §tt)eite  tear  Otter,  unb  id)  felber  bin 
ber  jiingfte.  20 

Dtter  mocfjte  ni^t^  lieber  all  ^ifd^e  fangen.  Urn  biete 
gifc^e  fangen  gu  Ifinnen,  fe^te  er  meinel  SSaterl  Xarntjetm 
auf  ben  ^!opf.  9fttt  §iilfe  biefel  $anfoifylme$  fonnte  er  fid) 
in  irgenb  eine  ©eftalt  tiertoanbeln. 


76  ©Ificf  5luf 

3>n  ber  ©eftatt  einer  Otter  fprang  er  ttiglid)  in  einen  natjen 
SBafferfatl.  @r  fing  bann  $iftf)e  mit  bent  9ftau(e  unb  bracfjte 
fie  einen  nadj  bem  anberen  an§  Sanb. 

Sn  bent  SBafferfaE  roofynte  aurf)  ein  3roer9  m^  Sftamen 
5lnbtt>ari.     (£r  roar  ein  Sftbelung  tt)ie  ntein  S5ater  unb  tjatte 
unge^euere  @cf)a|e  an  ©olb,  ©il&er  unb  (Sbetfteinen.    5tnblrori 
ntoc£)te  auc^  nid^t^  Iteber  afe  Si[c^e  fangen.    Sn  ber  ©eftatt 
^>ec|te§  fifdjte  er  mit  Otter  gan^e  Xage  long. 

Xage^  lamen  SBotan  unb  So!i  auf  ifyrer  SSanberung 
10  an  jenen  SBafferfalt.     9)?ein  S3ruber  Otter  fjatte  gerabe  etncn 
2acf)§  im  9}?unbe  unb  fajs  btin^clnb  am  Ufer. 

S)ie  ©otter  n?aren  feijr  fjungrig.  Soft  naf)tn  be^fjatb  einen 
©tein  unb  toarf  Otter  tot.  @r  freute  ftc^  fetjr,  groei  S3raten 
mit  einem  ©tein  erbeutet  §u  fyakn. 

is  <Sie  famen  nac^  meine§  35ater§  ^>of  unb  baten  um  ein 
^arfjttager.  rr9Bir  bringen  einen  Sacp  unb  eine  Otter  mit 
gum  5lbenbbrot,"  fagte  So!i  unb  geigte  feine  S3eute. 

®a  erfannten  roir  ben  erfd^Iagenen  ©ofjn  unb  SBruber  unb 

begannen  §u  raeinen  unb  §u  rcefjftagen.     ®ie  ©titter  nwren 

20  beftiirgt,  benn  fie  fjatten  geglaubt,  eine  roirflid^e  Otter  gu 

fangen.      @ie   boten   un£   SSergelb    fur    ben    er[djtagenen 

S3ruber. 

9J?ein  QSater  forberte  bon  ifynen,  fie  foUten  ben  Otterbalg 
mit  (Mb  fittten  unb  au^  Don  auften  mit  ©olb  bebecfen. 
25      SBotan  fd^icfte  Sofi  au§,  ba3  ©o(b  §u  fud§en.    Sofi  hwfcte, 
ba^  ber  3roer9  5Inbraari  ben  grofjen  9^ibelungeni)ort  fjatte. 
@r  ging  baljer  an  ben  SSafferfaE  unb  fing  ben  3raer9- 


ber  germantfcfyen  ©agenroelt  77 

,,,f©ieb  mir  bein  (Mb,""  fagte  er  511  bem  gttternben  gtoerg, 
,,,,bann  magft  bu  bein  Seben  befyatten."" 

2)er  3toerg  f)°fte  tm'Hig  atte  ©djatje,  bie  er  fyatte,  au3  bem 
SBafjerfaH  unb  gab  fie  Soft.  9?ur  einen  Sfing  befyielt  er 

biefcm  SRinge  tt>ar  eine  gro^e  3Sunber!raft.    Sllfe?   s 
au^  S3crgen  imb  ^(iiffen  !onnte  er  an^ie^en.     Wit  bem 
fonnte  Hnbtoari  be3f)al&  feinen  @(f)a^  immer  rtteber 
erneuern. 

So!i  [a^,  bafe  ber  3*0^9  einen  9iing  in  ber  fjofyfen  §anb 
Derbarg.     ,,,,©ieb  audf|  ben  $ing!""  befa^r  er.     glcfjentlic^  10 
bat  ber  3^er9f  ^m  ^en  ^nQ  5U  laffen.    5Iber  Soft  rifj  i^m 
ba§  ^teinob  aii3  ber  ^>anb. 

S)a  fprad)  Slnbtoari  einen  furdjtbaren  gtuci)  iiber  ba£  ©olb 
au§:  ,,,,S)en  Xob  alien,  bie  ba3  ©otb  befi^en!""  fd)rie  er. 
Soli  abcr  fcf)(eppte  feine  fctjtoere  S5eute  lad^cnb  in  meine3  15 


5U^  SSotan  ben  9?ing  fat),  naf)m  er  tfjn,  toeit  er  fo  fdjon 
gtcin^te.  2)ann  fiillten  fie  ben  Otterbatg  mit  (55olb  unb 
bcbccftcn  il)n  au^  toon  au^en  mit  bem  foftbaren  9KetaH. 

,,,,9Zun  fiefje,  ob  ber  S3alg  inncn  unb  oilmen  ganj  mit  ©otb  20 
beberft  ift,""  fagten  fie  511  meinem  SSater. 

liefer  betrac^tete  ben  S5atg  genau  bon  atten  @eiten.  2)ann 
fagte  er:  ,,,,^  fefye  no<^  ein  Sarttjaar  bon  Otter,  bebecft 
and)  btefe^  mit  (Mb!"" 

S)a  na^m  2Botan  5Inbraari§  $ing  bom  finger  unb  bebeiite  25 
bamit  ba§  S3art()aar.     ,,,,^e^t  fyaft  bu  ben  unge^euerften 
ber  SSelt,  bu  Unerfattlidjer,""  fagte  Soft  511  meinem 


78  ©ffitf  5luf 

23ater.     ,,,,3)a<§  (Mb  roirb  bein  SSerberben  fein,  e3  roirb  bir 

unb  beinen  ©ofmen  ben  Xob  bringen!"" 

5113  bie  ©otter  fort  roaren,  forberten  mein  33ruber  $afner 

unb  id)  unfercn  5lnteit  bon  bent  |>orte.    Wber  mein  SSater 
s  lac^te  Ijb'fjnifd)  unb  fagte:   ,fffS)en  golbencn  ©oljn  Itebe  id; 

met)r  at§  einen  bon  |}fei[c^  unb  93Iut.     Set)  toerbe  if)n  nic^t 

fiir  euif)  berjtummeln. " "     5)ann  bro()te  cr  um>  mit  jeiner 

©teinfeute. 

2Bir  fiirdjteten  un§  unb  fagten  nid;t^  meljr.     5l6er  in  bcr 
10  iftadjt  tb'tete  gafner  ben  33ater  unb  nafjm  bag  ©olb.    Site 

id)  bie  ^alfte  be^  ^>orte^  fiir  mid)  oerlangte,  brof)te  ^ofner 

mir:  ,,,,gtief),""  fctgte  er,  frfrober  id)  erf^lage  bic^  noc^  in 

biefer  ©tunbe.""     tlnb  id;  flof)  bor  bem  entfe^tic^en  Sruber. 

^afner  fetjte  bann  be^  SSater§  Xarn^ctm  Quf*§  |xmbt,  na^m 

is  ben  ^ort  unb  ging  auf  bie  ©Itmmer^eibe.     Sort  ber&arg 

er  bag  ©olb  in  einer  gelfenf)6f)te.     Urn  e§  beffer  pten  gu 

fonnen,  berrtjanbette  er  fid)  in  einen  fdjredfidjen  £>rad)en. 
Xag  unb  ^ac^t  tiegt  er  auf  bem  ^orte  unb  nur  sutoeiten 

!rted^t  er  511  einer  nafjcn  Oueffe,  urn  bort  feinen  Sitrft  ^u 
20  ftillen.    @d)on  feit  Sa^ren  ptet  ^afner  fo  ben  |>ort  auf  ber 

©limmer^eibe.     D^icmanb  (;at  bie  Slraft  unb  ben  2ftut,  mit 

bem  furdjtbaren  S)rad§en  gu  !ambfen." 


2(ug  ber  germanifdjen  @agentoe(t  79 

@iegfricb3  Srfjtuert 

2Itemtog  unb  mit  teudjtenben  2lugen  fjatte  ©iegfrieb  ber 
(£r§af)lung  beg  ©djmiebeg  getaufdjt.  Setjt  [prong  er  auf  itnb 
rief:  ,,Sd),  ©iegfrieb,  roerbe  ben  2)racf)en  toten!  5lber  id(j 
nuift  ein  ©djroert  fyaben.  ©cEjmiebe  mtr  etn  ©djtoert,  ©c^mieb, 
mit  bent  id)  ben  grofcen  5)racf)crt  erfc^tagen  !ann !"  5 

llnb  ber  ©c^mieb  ar&ettete  Xag  unb  Slac^t,  urn  ba<§  marf)= 
ttgjte  unb  fc^orfjte  ©djtoert  p  fc|mieben,  bag  er  je  ge|c£)miebet 
t)atte.  @g  tear  etne  mii^fame  5lr6eit  unb  mit  jeber  ©tunbe 
ftjnrbe  ©iegfrteb  ungebutbtger. 

(Sttbtidj  ioar  bie  furd)t6are  SSaffe  ferttg.    ©iegfrieb  na^m  10 
fie  in  bie  §anb,  raog  fie  mit  migtrauifdjen  S3Ii(fen  unb 
fd^iittette  argertid)  ben  ^opf. 

9?ur  einen  mad)tigen  ©i^tag  ttjat  er  auf  ben  $m&o£,  unb 
bag  ©djnjert  fprang  in  ©tiiiie.     ,r@c^miebe  etn  beffereg !" 
rief  er  gornig  unb   toarf    bent    erfc^rodenen  (Sc^mieb   bie  15 
©djtoertftude  bor  bie  ^u§e. 

S)er  ©djntieb  na!)m  tiom  beften  Sifen  unb  fd^miebete  mit 
Mfye  unb  g(ei^  ein  neueg  ©djroert.    5tber  !aum  crblidte 
eg  ©iegfrieb,  atg  er  in  ^eftigem  3°rn  augrief :   ,,^IU'  bein 
©efdjmiebe  taugt  nid)tg !"     ?(ucJ)  biefeg  @d)roert  gerfdjmetterte  20 
er  auf  bent  5lmbog. 

SSott  ^ttrdjt  berftecfte  fid)  ber  ©djmieb  fjinter  bent  ©djmiebe* 
(jerb.  5l(g  ©iegfriebg  3orn  fetraud^t  roar,  frod^  er  roieber 
aug  feinem  SSerftec!  Berber.  £)abei  trug  er  etroag  in  ben 
|)anben.  25 


80 

,,$)u  bift  fcrjroer  511  befriebigen,  ©iegfrieb,"  feufate  er. 
,,9lber  id)  gebe  nod)  nidjt  alle  ^offnung  auf.  @ief)ft  bit 
biefe  beiben  ©cfjtoertftMe  ?" 

©tegfrieb  trat  naljer  unb  erblicfte  gtoet  getoalttge  ©djtoert* 

s  ftMe  bon  fo  t)errlic^em  ©tatjt,  lute  er  me  jubor  gefefjen  Ijotte. 

,r$)te£  ©(ijtoert  geljorte  ein[t  3Sotanr"  jagte  ber  @(i)mieb 

feterlt^.     ffSSenn  e3  mir  gelingt,  bte  @d)iDertj'tucEe  toieber 

5ii[ammen  gu  fd^mieben,  fo  hrirb  e^  bte  befte  9Saffe  toerben, 

bte  je  etn  ^elb  gefdjttwngen  i)at." 

10  ©tegfrieb  lonnte  laitm  rtarten,  bt§  ber  @rf)mteb  bte 
ftfjttriertge  Hrbett  bollenbet  f)atte.  ,,§er  tnit  ber  SSaffe!" 
rte[  er  bann  gtiifjenb  bor  (Srregttng,  ,,id)  tt)tlt  fet)en,  ob  [te 
bie  $robe  befteljt!" 

Wit  mdd^ttger  |>anb  erfa^te  er  ba^   bli^enbe 
is  @r  fd^tuang  e^  in  bte  Suft  unb  fi^tug  bann  nut  alter 
anf  ben  2lmbo3.     (Sin  2)onner[cf)Iag  er[d;iitterte 
S)er  5lmbo§  h>ar  mitten  entgtoei  gejbalten. 

,,S3ift  bit  X^or  felber?"  rief  ber  ©c^mieb  im  fyotfjften 
(grftattnen.     n^a,  ©iegfrieb,  bu  bift  gro§  unb  ftar!!    3)tt 
20  attein  lannft  ben  3)racr)en  tijten!    9?arf)e  ntitf)  an  ^afner, 
unb  bie  ^alfte  be^  @olbf(f)a^e§  fott  bein  fein!" 

,,3eige  mir  ben  SSeg  gu  gafner^  |)df)te!"  rief  ©tegfrieb 

boH   Ungebulb,    ,,bamit   i^   mein   ©c^lrert   gegen    gafner 

erproben  !ann !"     SSieber  fcfjtoang  er  bag  fjerrltt^e 

25  unb  jaucfj-jenb  fotgte  er  bent  ©cfymieb  $ur  §of)te 


ber  germanifcfyen  ©agentoelt  81 


©djtoert 

©tegfrieb  toar  em  ftofger 
®ing  toon  be3  2$ater3  SBurg  fjerab. 

SBottt'  raften  ntdjt  in  S5oter§  §au^r 
t'  ftanbern  in  aEe  SSelt  tytnauS. 


S3egegnet'  i^m  mand/  fitter  lt»ert  5 

9}?it  feftem  ©c^ttb  imb  breitem  ©c^toert. 

©iegfrieb  nur  einen  ©tecfen  triig, 
S)a^  rt>ar  ifym  bitter  unb  leib  genug. 

llnb  at§  er  ging  in  ben  finftern  SSalb, 

^!am  er  an  eine  @d)miebe  batb.  10 

£)a  fa^  er  @ijen  unb  ©tafjt  genug, 
(Sin  luftig  geuer  gtammen  jc^Iug. 

„£)  9J?eifter,  lieber  2fteifter  mein-, 
'  bu  mi(^  beinen  (Sefeffen  fein. 


Unb  le^r'  bu  mid)  mit  g(ei§  unb  5Id)t,  15 

SBie  man  bie  guten  ©rfjmerter  mac^t." 

©iegfrieb  ben  jammer  ftoljt  fd§rt)ingen  !unntr 
(£r  fcfjlug  ben  5lmbog  in  ben  ®runb; 


©r  fcf)lug,  ba^  roeit  ber  SBalb  erKang, 

Unb  alle^  (Sifen  in  @tiic!en  fprang.  20 


82  ©Ificf  2luf 

Unb  toon  ber  tetjten  ©ifenftong' 

t'  er  ein  ©djtoert,  fo  breit  unb  lang. 

f)ab'  id)  gefd)miebet  ein  guteS  <Sd)tuert, 
bin  id)  ttrie  anbere  fitter  toert. 


9Jun  fcfjlag'  id)  nrie  ein  anbrer 

SDie  9iiejen  unb  3)rad)en  in  SSatb  unb  getb." 

U^Unb. 

SBtc  Stcgftteb  ^afncr  erfdjlug 

langem  9Jitt  erreid£)ten  ©iegfrieb  unb  ber  <Scf)mieb 
bie  (Slimmer^eibe.    @ie  ftiegen  bon  itjren  ^Pferben, 
nic^t  toeit  toon  ber  ©telle,  too  ^afner  auf  bent  (Mbe  lag. 
10  S8or[ic£)tig  unb  angfttirf)  na^erte  [id^  ber  @d)mieb  ber  gefdt)r= 
Iid)en  §6l)te.    grofjlicf)  unb  forgto^,  ate  ob  er  gu  einem 
gefte  gefje,  fotgte  ©iegfrieb. 

,f@iet)|t  bu  bort  bie  OueUe,  ©iegfrteb,  unb  bie  fdjtoarje 

©tour  im  ©rafe  ?"  fliifterte  ber  ©d^mieb  unb  jeigte  mit  ben: 

is  finger  auf  eine  flbe,  berbrannte  ^eibeflac^e.     ,,2)a^  ift  ber 

28eg,  ben  ^afner  tagtid)  get)t,  urn  feinen  2)urft  ^u  ftitten." 

,r©a^  mu^  ja  ein  furcE)tbare<3  llngefjeuer  feinf  ba§  biefe 

breite  ©tour  gemac^t  {>at,"  rief  ©iegfrieb  tac^enb. 

ff@in  ent[e^Iic§e§  Ungefyeuer,"  fagte  ber  @cf)mieb  bebenb. 

20  ,,©8  fpeit  geuer  unb  ^lammen  unb  totet  atte^,  tvaZ  if)m 

na^e  !ommt.    %$)  rate  bir,   ©iegfrieb,   macfje  auf  biefem 

SSege  eine  ©rube  unb  fe^e  bid)  fyinein.    22enn  bann  ba^ 


5lug  ber  germanifdjen  ©agentoelt  83 

Untier  $u  ber  Quette  gef)t,  barm  ftofee  ifjtn  bein  ©djtoert 
toon  unten  ing  ^er^.M 

®er  9?at  f<f)ien  ©tegfrieb  gut.  @r  begann  fogleid),  eine 
@rube  ju  graben.  Sag  liftige  £ad)en  beg  ©d)tniebeg  fyorte 
er  nicfjt.  SBenn  ©iegfrieb  ben  ®rac^en  totet,  bad^te  ber  5 
fctjtaite  @d§mieb,  fo  tmrb  er  in  bem  l^erabftromenben  93Iut 
beg  ©^eufatg  ertrtnfen.  Seid§t  gettrinne  td^  bann  ben 
©olb^ort. 

Seife  fc^Itd^  er  fort  unb  berftecfte  [tc^  in  cinem  na^en 
SSalbe,  benn  er  furd)tete  fic^  fefyr  bor  bem  S)rad^en.  10 

,,2Sa!§  macfjft  bit,  ©iegfrieb  ?"  ertonte  eg  neben  bem  eifrtg 
©rabenben ;  eg  tuar  eine  ttefe,  botte  ©timmc. 

©iegfrieb  fc^aute  berftmnbert  auf  unb  erbltcfte  einen  aften 
Wlann  mtt  toet^em  S5art.  $)er  Sltte  trug  einen  grauen 
9ftante(  unb  einen  breiten  §ut.  (£r  ^atte  nur  ein  5luger  is 
aber  biefeg  5Tuge  n)ar  boH  bon  gotttidjem  ©(an^.  ©iegfrieb 
fonnte  nic^t  antitiorten,  benn  bie  ©timme  unb  ber  S5Iicf 
fatten  feine  ©ee(e  njunberbar  betoegt. 

r,9J?ad^e  mefjrere  @rubenr"  fagte  ber  5llte,  ,runb  berbinbe 
fie  mit  einanber  burd§  ©rdben.     S)ann  !ann  bag  S3(ut  beg  20 
SracEjen  abflie^en,  unb   bu  erfticfft  ntc^t  in  bem  SBlute." 
Unb  !aum  fjatte  er  bag  gefagt,  fo  berfc^njanb  er. 

©iegfrieb  folgte  bem  ftugen  9?ate  unb  madf)te  met)rere 
©ruben.  2)arauf  bebecfte  er  fie  aEe  mit  Saumgroeigen  unb 
fe^te  fic^  erroartunggboE  in  eine  ber  ©ruben.  25 

Urn  bie  SOftttagg^eit  ^orte  er  aug  ber  ^erne  bumbfeg 
©eraufcf).  ®g  tear  toie  bag  Stolen  eineg  fur^tbaren 


84  ©Ifitf  Sluf 

©turmeg.    ©iegfrieb  rjdrte  eg  mtt  $reube,  bcnn  er  nwfjte, 
nun  tDiirbe  ber  £)rod)e  fommen. 

$)ag  ©eraufcfj  tourbe  tauter  unb  beftimmter.  (£g  tear, 
alg  ob  Xaufenbe  toon  9?eitcrn  in  bie  @d)lad)t  aogen.  Stber 
©iegfrieb  fiirdjtete  fid)  nic^t ;  cr  fafjte  fcin  ©djtuert  feft  unb 
iuartete  atemlo^. 

ncrfje  tonte  je^t  bog  furdjtbare  S3ruEen  beg  Unge* 
;  bie  fyetfje  @Iut  feine^  2ttem§  erreidjte  ©iegfrteb  in 
ber  ©rube.     5luf  ben  ^ellen  ^euerfc^etn  folgte  ttefe  ^inftcr- 
10  ni^  —  ber  3)rad)e  !roc^  iiBer  bie  ©rube. 

©djnett  njie  ber  93It^  ftad)  i{)m  ©iegfrteb  bag  ©djtoert 
ing  ^erg.  2)onn  fprang  er  gefd)ft>inb  in  eine  anbere  ©rube 
unb  rettete  fid)  toor  ben  ©trijmen  beg  93Iuteg. 

@d)redlid^  briiEte  bag  llngefyeuer.     ^(ammen  fc^offen  aug 
15  feinem  Sfodjen,  unb  tuitb  fcf)Iug  eg  ntit  ^aupt  unb  ©djtoeif 
um  fic|,  atg  eg  feine  Xobegnmnbe  fiifjlte. 

©terbenb  fprad)  ber  3)rad)e  einen  furdjtbaren  ffiufy  iibcr 
bag  ©otb  aug.     ,,2)er  gtutrote  <Sc^a^  n?irb  bein  S5erberben 
fein,"   briiEte   er  mit  letter  ®raft,  ,,bag  ©otb   rt)irb  bic^ 
20  ntorben !"  bann  ftarb  er. 

(Siegfrieb  tjatte  !aum  auf  ben  $tud)  beg  SDrad^en  ge^ort. 

9?uf)ig  ftanb  er  unb  reinigte  fein  ©djtoert  bom  Srac^enblut. 

S)abei   ftedte  er  untoillriirtid)   ben  finger  in  ben   9)hinb, 

um   bag    S5(ut   ab^uteden,    bag   auf  feine  ^>anb    getropft 

25  raar. 

©obalb  ein  Xropfen  beg  roarmen  2)ra<^enbtuteg  feine 
gunge  beriifyrte,  berftanb  er  plo^tid)  bie  ©timmen  ber 


ber  germanifdjen  ©agentoelt  85 

unb  fjorte,  tt)a3  bie  2tb(er  fagten,  bie  auf  ben  S3aumen  unb 
$elfen  fafjen. 

,,@ef)'  in  bie  |)of)te  beg  3)rad)en,"  rtefen  fie  ©iegfrieb  gu, 
,,unb  nimm  ben  ©otbfjort,  bie  Starnfapfce  unb  ben  9ftng." 
©tegfrieb  nicfte,  rttt  auf  gafnerS  (Spur  nac^  ber  §6f)te,  na^m   5 
ben  ©c^a^  unb  tub  ifyn  auf  fein  Dfof}. 

Unb  tt)ieber  riefen  bie  5IbIer:  n%li<fyt  toeit  bon  ()ier  auf 
einem  Serge  ftefjt  eine  23urg.  2)arin  fc£)Iaft  bie  fc^onfte 
Sungfrau.  Ser  S3erg  fte^t  in  lobernben  ^tammen.  S'lette 
burc^  bie  $Iammen,  ©iegfrieb,  unb  ertoecfe  bie  Sungfrau!"  10 

Unb  froijtii^  gog  ©iegfrieb  au§  gu  neuen  Xljaten. 

2Bic  Sicgfrieb  SBriin^ilbc  crtticrftc 

©iegfrieb  ritt  iiber  bie  ^>eibe  unb  burdj  buftige  SSatber 
unb  SSiefen  narf)  bem  SBerge,  uon  bent  bie  Slbler  gefprocfjen 
fatten.    (Sr  ritt  bie  gan^e  S^ad^t  f)inburc^.    ©nblid),  in  ber 
2)ammerung,  faf)  er  bie  breite  HJJaffe  be^  23erge3  bor  fid^  is 
liegen. 

©roue  92e6el  fdjniebten  iiber  bem  gelfen  unb  berpllten  feme 
@pt|e.  Sann  blo^Iid^  fc^ien  er  toic  in  rote  ©tut  getaudjt. 

HSft  e3  bie  SD^orgenrote,  bie  ben  ©ipfet  be§  Sergei  ber= 
golbet?"  bac^te  ©iegfrieb  bei  fid^.     5l6er  al§  er  na{)er  an  20 
ben  $elfen  ritt,  fa^  er,  ba$  e§  geuerftammen  toaren,  bie 
urn  ben  ganjen  93erg  toberten. 

©iegfriebl  ^>er§  boi^te  laut  bor  ©rregung.  @r  gab  feinem 
9Joffe  bie  ©tooren  unb  fprengte  fiiljn  burcf)  bie  fjetten  ^(ammen. 


86  ©liicf  Sluf 

S)a  ertofrf)  bie  ©lut.  Sn  ber  XagesSfjefle  leud^tete  auf  bem 
©ibfet  beg  $Berge3  eine  ttwnberbare  23urg.  @ie  roar  gang 
au<o  @d)ilben  gebaut. 

©iegfrieb  ftieg  bom  ^5ferbe  unb  lief  ben  S3erg  t)inan. 
5  bent  ©djroerte  mac^te  er  fid)  einen  SSeg  burcf)  birf)te§ 
unb  bornige  9flofen.     S3atb  erreirf)te  er  ben  S3urgf)of. 

©rftannt  blicfte  er  urn  fic§.  S)ort  im  93urg{)of  lag  ein 
fcfjlafenber  ®rieger.  Sn  boiler  9Juftung  ruf)te  er  aiif  bem 
fjarten  (Stein. 

10  ©iegfrieb  ging  nafje  an  ifyn  f)eran.  ®r  na'fjm  ifjm  ben 
£)etm  bom  ^)aubte :  ba  fat)  er,  ba£  ber  ®rieger  ein  jungca, 
f(f)6ne^  SSeib  toar.  (Sr  berfud^te  bie  Sriinne  511  tofen,  aber 
fie  fa§  fo  feft,  at3  menn  fie  angetoactjfen  toare. 

S)a  natjm  ©tegfrieb  fein  @ct)roert  unb  fc^nitt  bie  33runne 
is  ent^ei.     3)ie  Sungfrau  erttmcfjtc,  fa^  ©iegfrieb  erftaunt  an 
unb  fbradj : 

f,28er  gerfdjnitt  mir  bie  Sriinne  ?    SSer  ertoecfte  mi<^  au§ 
bem  ©d^Iaf?"      ,,@iegfrieb,  ber  @ot)n  ^onig  ©tegmunb^, 
gerfctjmtt  beine  S3riinne  mit  bem  ©djroert,"  antroortcte  ber 
20  junge  |>elb. 

fr£ange  tjabe  id^  gef(f)tafen,"  fagte  95runt)i(be.    <Sie  rid)tete 

fic^  tjocf)  auf  unb  fcgaute  §ur  ©onne  empor.    Subelnb  ricf  fie : 

,,^eit  bir,  leud^tenber  Xag !    §eit  bir,  bun!te  S^adjt !    £>eit 

eucg  ©ottern  unb  ©b'ttinnen  a^en !    ^eit  bir,  ©iegfrieb,  mein 

25  ®rretter!" 

,,SBer  bift  bu,  ©otttidge?"  rief  ©iegfrieb  unb  fd)aute  mit 
S3enjunberung  ju  i^r  empor. 


her  germantfd)en  (Sagenroett  87 


,,$runf)ilbe  fjeifje  id),  eine  £od)ter  SSotanS  bin  id). 
SSalfiire  begleitete  id)  bett  SSater  in  bie  @d)Iad)t.    Sftandjen 
£)elben  trug  id)  empor  nad)  SBafijatt." 

,,2Sie  fomft  bit  auf  biefen  SBerg  ?"  fragte  ber  §etb. 

,,SSotan3  3orn   ^acfjte  mid^   Ijier^er,"  fagte  SBrimfyilbe   5 
traurtg.     ,r^ur  llnge^orfam  ftrafte  er  mic^." 

,r@i^df)(e,"  brdngte  ©iegfrieb.     Unb  S3riini)itbe  ergafjlte. 

,,Stnft  Idmpften  gtuei  ^onige  mit  einanbcr,  em  junger  itnb 
etn  alter.    SSotan  ^atte  bent  alten  ben  ©teg  t»erjprorf)en,  ic^ 
aber  fjatte  SKitteib  ntit  bent  Siingting  unb  frfjenfte  tijm  ben  10 
©teg. 

S)a  tonrbe  SSotan  gorntg.  fr,r^iemafe,""  fprarf)  er  bro^enb 
§u  mir,  f,,rnrirft  bu  mieber  afe  @d)i(bntaib  ntit  mir  in  bie 
©c^Iac^t  jjteljen.  ^ternary  toiebcr  bie  ^elben  nod§  SSat^aE 
geletten.  3ur  ©trafe  fur  beinen  Ungel)orfam  foKft  bu  bid)  15 
ntit  eincm  irbtfdjcn  9J?anne  nermd()ren  unb  ba§  So^  ber 
©ubenfrau  tragen."" 

@d)rcdTid)  u>ar  SSotanS  Qcncn,  fd§redli(^  bie  (Strafe. 
,r,f®teb,""  ftefjte  ic^  ju  bent  gornigen  ©ott,  ,,,,giebf  ba§  ic^ 
mid)  nur  einem  furd;tto)"en  ^etben  Derma^e!""  20 

S)a  brad§te  3Sotan  mid)  in  biefe  ©djitbburg  unb  liefc  bag 
geuer  um  ben  $erg  brennen.  ,r,r9*ur  ein  furc^ttofer  |>efb,"" 
fagte  er,  ,f,rfoH  burd|  bte  ^tammen  reiten.  2)er  foff  e3  feinf 
rocker  bir  gafner^  (Mb  afe  93rautgabe  bringt!"" 

®ann  ftadj  mtd^   ber  ©ott  mit  bent  ©djlafborn.     2)ie  25 
5lugen  fielen  mir  §u,  tc^  fd^tief  feft  unb  lange.     S^un  f)aft 
bu  mid)  ertuecft!    ®u  ^aft  ben  gcwkr  gebroc^en!" 


88 


®(iltf  Stuf 


,,|)eit  bir,  SBriinfn'lb,"  rtef  ©iegfrieb  freubig,  ,,idj  bin  ber 
£elb,  ber  btr  gafnerS  (Mb  ate  23rautgabe  bringt !  SBiUft 
bu  bid)  mit  mir  fcermafyten  ?" 

rf®u  bi[t  ofyne  ^urrf)t  burrf)  bie  ^tammen  geritten,"  fagte 
5  S3riinf)tlbe,  ,,bir  alletn  U)tE  id^  mid)  tiermdfjten !" 

©iegfrieb  fii^te  Sriin^ilbe.  ,f^ie  faf)  ic§  ein  f^onere^ 
SBeib  al£  bic^ !"  rief  er.  ,,ltnb  ba^  fc^tDore  icf),  ba§  id)  bid) 
§um  SSeibe  fjaben  tuill !" 

@ie  antltjortete :  ,,£>id),  D  ©iegfrieb,  rtiiE  ic^  iirtb  !eincn 
10  anbern,  fjcittc  id)  and)  511  toaljkn  unter  aEcn  9)?annern!" 

®ann  gog  ©iegfrieb  ben  Sftng,  ben  er  t»on  $afner  erbentet 
tjatte,  bom  finger  unb  gob  i()n  S3riin^ilbe. 

llnb  fie  befeftigten  i^ren  S3unb  mit  taufenb  ^eitigen  Siben. 


,,Sd?neII  rote  ber  BHtj  fta(^  itjm  Siegfrteb  bas  Sc^tocrt  ins 


bem  beutfdjen  aSaterfanbe 


Bismardf 


^rtebrtd?  Ill 


atte  beutfdje 

olte  beutfdje  SRetdj  toar  faft  taufenb  Safjre  alt,  ate  e§ 
ftarb.  @g  ftarb,  fagt  man,  im  Sa^re  1806,  alg  ®aifer  $ran£ 
ber  3tt>eite  bie  beut[rf)e  ^atjcrfrone  niebertegte. 

^sn  2SirHtd)!ett  tear  bag  9Mdj  akr  fc|on  tange  bor  biefer 
3eit  tot.    3)0)3,  toag  man  beittfd)e§  9?eid)  genannt  fjatte,  luar   5 
nur  fetn  @c£)attett  getoefen. 

®tc[eg  atte,  fd)tt)ac§e,  tau[enbjdl)rtge  beutfc^e  9?ei^  tear 
etnmat  jung,  ftarl  unb  mac^tig  getoe[en.  S)ama(g  ^otte 
bie  ^trc^e  eg  mit  ber  fdjonen  Stolto  Derma'tjtt.  3Son  ber 
Stirdje  ijotte  eg  audj  bie  romijcfje  ^aijerlrone  erfyatten,  unb  10 
ftotg  nannte  eg  fidj  nun:  ,,®ag  (jeilige  romifc|e  9teidj 
beutfd)er  Nation." 

5Bie(e  grofse  beutfdje  Slai[er  t)olten  fidj  bie  romifd)e 
^!rone  t)on  3fJom,  too  ber  ^abft  fie  in  ber  $J3etergftrd)e 
!rb'nte.  is 

5Die  £>eutfd)en  tjtelten  biefe  gtan^bolte  romifdje  $aifertrone 
fflr  i^ren  gro^ten  @d)a^.  3lber  in  SStr!(id§!eit  tourbe  fie  ifjr 
grojjteg  SSerberben. 

®enn  Statta  toar  eine  re6ellifd)e  ©djone.  Unb  ber  ^abjt 
tnar  ein  gefai)rlid)er  greunb.  SSieber  unb  njieber  mu^ten  bie  20 

91 


92  ©tiicf  Sluf 

beutfdjen  ®aifer  mit  grofcen  ^>eeren  ii&er  bie  SIfyen  giefyen,  um 
fid)  Stalien  git  untertoerfen  unb  fid)  bie  romifd)e  ®rone  311 
erfdmbfen.  £>eutfd)e§  SBIut  ftofj  bann  in  ©tromen  auf  bem 
treulofen  italienifdjen  SBoben. 

s  £)iefe  3^9^  ber  ^aifer  iiber  bie  5I(pen  rturben  enbtid^  ein 
gro§e§  Ungliic!  fiir  S)eutfc^(anb.  SSafjrenb  ber  ^aijer,  ber 
oberjte  ^riegsofyerr  unb  9?id)ter,  fern  rt>arf  gogen  Unfriebe  unb 
Uneinig!eit  in  ba§  Sanb  ein. 

S3alb  gerfiet  ba£  gro^e  beutfcf)e  S^eid)  in  bide  ^unbert  !teine 

10  9f{eic^e,  bie  fid)  unter  einanber  6e?rtegten.  5lu£  ^reunben 
n)iirben  ^einbe,  au§  einer  ftarfen  (Sinfyeit  rtjurbe  eine  fdjtoatfje 
SSieltjeit,  unb  in  93ruber!riegen  ging  bie  beutfdje  ytflafyt  unb 
SintgMt  berloren. 

^ricbric^  ber  drftc,  ber  £ofjenftaufe 

2)ie  le^te  gro^e  ©langperiobe  beg  atten  beutfc^en  9f?etc^e§ 
15  toar  im  gnjotften  ^a^rfjunbert  unter  ben  £>of)enftaufen.    llnter 

!einem  ®aifcr  tear  S)eutfd)Ianb  einiger  unb  gtiidtidjer  aU 

unter  ^riebric^  bem  (Srften,  ben  bie  Staliener  niegen  fete 

fd)6nen  roten  S8arte§  93ar6aroffa  nonnten,  unb  ber  6ei  ben 

Seutfdjen  Saifer  9iotbart  ^iefe. 
20      (£r  regierte  bon  1152  big  1190.    (Seine  9?egierung  n;ar 

fo  tt)eife  unb  gerec^t,  ba^  atte  eurotoiiifdjen  ^iirften  fid^  i^nt 

beugten. 
5lud)  ^riebrid)  S3arbaroffa  ^atte  fii^  bie  romifd)e  ^aifer* 

rrone  toon  9tom  gef)olt  unb  tear  in  ber  $peter£ftrd)e  bom 


bent  beutfdjen  SSaterlanbe  93 

$abft  gefront  toorben.     SStet  ebteS  beutfrfjeS  SBIut  foftete 
Stalien  aucf)  if)m,  ber  fedjgmal  iiber  bie  3lfyen  509. 

5lber  bod)  begann  mit  $aifer  $riebrirf)  toieber  eine  neue 
geit  bes§  ©lan^e^  fiir  £>eutf<f)(anbf  eine  an  ^oefie,  ^un[t  unb 
33ttbung  reid^e  Qtit    2)e§f)aI6  ift  ^riebric^  SBarbaroffa  ein   s 
93itb  beutfd^er  @ro§e  tote  e§  Sari  ber  ©ro§e  (768-814),  Otto 
ber  ©rofje  (936-973)  unb  anbere  beutfdje  Saifer  getoejen  [tnb. 

^riebrtc^  jtarb  im  Saijre  1190  auf  einem  Sreugguge  gegen 
bte  9}?o^amcbaner.  £)elbenf)aft  tote  fein  Seben  getoefen,  toar 
audf)  fein  ^tob :  @r  ^atte  mit  feinem  ^>eere  Steinaften  errei(^t.  10 
@ine§  Staged  !am  er  an  ben  ^(u§  @ale$).  S)a  ba§  SSaffer 
be^  ^tuffe§  f)0(i)  ging  unb  !eine  23ritcfe  §u  fetjen  toar,  fprengte 
^riebridj,  ber  tro^  feiner  fec^§unb[ieb§ig  ^afjre  noc^  ein  Sung= 
ling  an  Sraft  unb  9Kut  toar,  mit  feinem  9?offe  in  bie  gluten. 
S)a  fanb  er  feinen  Slob.  15 

5lber  bie  2)eutfc^en  tootlten  ni<^t  an  fein  (Snbe  gtauben, 
fonbern  er^afjlten  in  ©age  unb  Sieb  bon  if)m:  SBarbaroffa 
fei  nidjt  tot,  er  fd^Iafe  nur.  @r  fd^Iafe  im  S^ff^auferberg 
einen  tangen  @<f)(af.  5tu^  biefem  ©d^taf  toerbe  er  ertoad^en 
gu  feiner  &\t.  2)ann  toerbe  er  bie  afte  ^errlic^feit  be^  20 
unb  fetne§  S5o(fe^  erneuern. 


94  ®IM  Huf 

Sarfcuroffo  im 

3m  fdjonen  Sanbe  Xljitringen  ftefyt  ein  ftot^er,  mit  fyerrtidjen 

SBaumen  betoacfyfener  33erg.    &3  ift  ber  ®t)fff)auferberg,  beffen 

©ipfet  bon  einem  £urm,  bent  le|ten  SReft  etne3  ©cfjloffeg, 

ge!ront  rt)trb.     S)a§  <3cf)(oJ3  fclbft,  fo  erjaljtt  bie  <Sagef  ift 

s  in  ben  S3erg  tierfunlen,  ift  ber^aubert. 

Sn  biejem  beqauberten,  iinter  ber  @rbe  liegenben  ©d^Ioffe 

ift  ein  grower,  fcon  rotem  Strfjt  crfuHtcr,  f)of)cr  ©aal    Sn  ber 

9}?itte  be§fet6en  befinbet  fid)  ein  Xifc^  Don  farmer.    9^eben 

bent  9Karmorttfc^  ftcl)t  ein  @tuf)(,  ber  au^  (Stfenbcin  gefcfytitjt 

10  ift. 

3(uf  biefem  etfenbeinernen  @tul)fe  fi^t  ber  ^aifcr  $riebrtd). 
@r  ift  in  bolter  gotbener  Stitftung.  @in  ^ur|)urmantel  fcillt 
ifjm  uon  ber  <S(f)u(ter. 

S)en  ®opf  ^at  er  auf  bie  §anb  geftii|t.     ©ein  rotgolbener 
is  g(ad)!§&artf  ber  in  bent  roten  Sidjte  rtie  getter  glit^t,  ift  burd) 
ben  Stifc^  getua^fen  unb  toattt  ifjm  6i§  auf  bie  gitfje.    (£r 
fc^eint  §tt  fdjtafen  unb  im  Xraum  gu  nicfcn. 

9^af)e  am  Xifc^e  rtjartet  ein  3^9  auf  ben  28inf  feineg 

^errn.     9?ingaum  im  ©aat  ftef)en   fyofje  |>etben  in  bolter 

20  9?uftung.    llnbenjegtic^    fte^en  fie  irie  <Stein6i(bcr.    Xiefe 

©tilte  futtt  ben  9?aum.     9^ur  bann  unb   njann  ftittt  ein 

STrobfen  bom  ©eftein. 

Sftandjmat,  in  langen,  tangen  3^ifd)enrciumen,  fdjeint  ber 
^aifer  §u  ern3ac|en.     £>ann  betoegt  er  bag  btonbe 
25  §rt)infert  mtt  ben  2lugcn,  unb  offnet  fie 


5lu3  bem  beutfdjen  SSaterlanbe  95 

®r  ttrinft  bem  gtoerg  mit  ber  |janb  unb  fagt:  ,,(M)'  toor 
ba<§  @rf)loJ3  unb  (tei),  ob  bie  SSiJgel  be3  Ungtiid^  unb  be3 
Unfrteben^  noc£)  immer  urn  ben  SBerg  fltegen." 

SlEe  tjunbert  Saijre  fd^icft  er  ben  3ft>erg  unb  atte  ^unbert 
Safjre  fommt  ber  ^ft'^Q  §u^U(i  mit  berfetben  trourigen  S3ot- 
fdjaft:  ,f^a,  §err,  bie  9iaben  ftiegen  notf)  immer  urn  ben 


Scmn  feufgt  ber  ^aijer  jebe^mat  ttef  auf  unb  fc^Iie^t  bie 
Hugen.  2Bieber  mu^  er  fjunbert  Safyre  toarten  unb  traumen 
im  fwfcrcdtoe-  10 


atte  23ar6aroffar 
SDer  ^aifer  grieberic^, 
Sm  untertrb'fdjen  ©c^toffe 

er  ber^aubert  fid). 

i[t  ntemate  geftorben,  15 

lebt  bartn  noc^  jetjt; 
^at  im  @c|to§  berborgett 
m  ©c^Iaf  fic^ 


(£r  fjat  ijtnaBgenommen 

£)e£  9leicf)e§  ,£jerrlid)!eit,  20 

llnb  roirb  einft  ttneberfommen, 

Wlit  iljr  5U  feiner  geit. 


96  ©Ifttf  2luf 

£>er  @tuf)l  ift  elfenbetncrn, 
Sterauf  ber  Slaifer  ftfct; 
3)er  £i[tf)  ift  ntarmelfteinern, 
SBorauf  fetn  |)aupt  er  ftii^t. 

5  ©ein  S3art  ift  nt(i)t  Don  ^larftfe, 

@r  i[t  bon  geiterSglut, 
Sft  burc^  ben  Sti[c^  getoa^fen, 
SSorauf  fcin  ^tnn  au^rut)t. 

(£r  ntdft  afe  tote  tm  Xraume, 
10  ©ein  Slug'  {jalb  often  §n)tn!t; 

Unb  je  nad)  langem  SRaume 
@r  einem  ^nabcn  toinft. 

@r  fpric^t  im  ©d^laf  gum  ®na&en: 


is  Unb  fief)',  ob  noc^  bie  SZabcn 

^erftiegen  urn  ben  S3erg. 

Unb  toenn  bie  alten  9?aben 
9^oc^  fliegen  immerbar, 
@o  mu^  i<^  cmd)  noi^  ft^tafen 
20  SSer^aubert  fjunbert  Sof)r." 

JRutfert. 


Barbaroffa  im 


bent  beutfdjen  SSaterlanbe  97 


am 


beutfdHranjofifdje  Slrteg 
1870-1871 

2)cr  beutfdj-frangofifdje  ®rieg  ift  bcr  letjte  gro§e  ®rieg 
ghjtfdjen  $ranlreid)  unb  Seutfdjlanb. 

$ranfretd)  unb  S)cut[d)(anb  finb  ^adjbartanbcr.  3lber 
bte  ^ranjofcn  unb  bte  SDetttjdjen  [tnb  feme  guten  0Zad)6arn, 
bcnn  bte  Seutfdjen  finb  (Sermanen,  nnb  bte  ^ran^ofen  finb 
3Jomanen.  9tontancn  aber  unb  ^crmancn  finb  letber  nte 
gute  ^rcttnbe  geinefen. 

5lfe  bte  (S|3anier  im  Saljre  1868  %e  ^ontgtn 
Ucrtrtcben  fatten,  toaren  fie  o^ne  9J?onardjen. 

n^ollten  fie  etnen  ^rtnjcn  bon  ^)ot)en§oITern  ftmtjten.  10 
©cfdjtedjt  ber  ^oljcnjoltern   tft   bag   ©efd^edjt   ber 
tfdjcn  ^ontge,  je^t  ber  beutfc^cn  ®atfer. 

Unter  alien  beutfdjen  ©taaten  iuar  ^reu^en  ber  mac^ttgfte 
©taat.  S)cr  ^rieg^ru^m  ber  ^rcu§en  rt)ar  ebenfo  gro^  ft)te 
ber  ^!rteg§rul)m  ber  gran^ofcn.  S)egljal6  njaren  bie  beiben  is 


Napoleon  ber  £)rttte,  ber  Slatfer  ber  $ran§ofen  unb  feme  ^5ar= 
tei,  fuc^ten  ^rteg  ntit  ^reu^en.  93alb  fanbcn  fie  einen  33orrt)anbf 
ben  ®rieg  gu  erilaren.  @g  rtar  im  Suit  beg  Safjreg  1870. 


98  ©tucf  5luf 


©banten  jagte:  ,,3Bir  tooffen  bcm  $ritt5en  Seobolb 
bon  ^ofjengottern,  bent  breujjifdjen  $|3rin§en,  bie  ®rone  unjereg 
£anbe§  geben,"  ba  mifcfjte  fief;  Napoleon  ein  unb  rief  :  ,,2Bir 
toerben  bog  me  butben  !    S)er  ®onig  Don  ^reuften  foIT  feinent 
s  SSerluanbten  berbietett,  bte  ^!rone  bon  ©panten  angunetjmeit  !" 
5Iber  SSilljetm  ber  (Srfte,  ber  ^!onig  bon  ^reu^en,  ant- 
toortete  :  ,,S)te3  fonn  unb  hJtH  id)  mrf)t  t^ttn,  benn  ber  ^Sring 
bon  ^of)en3ottern  t[t  §err  [eine^  28ttten3,  unb  er  mu§  luiffen, 
ob  er  bie  ^rone  anne()men  totE  ober  ntdjt." 
10      Sine  joldje  5Intoort  'fjatte  bte  Cartel  ber  ^rteggtufttgen  in 
^ranfreic^  gettiunfd)t.    SMeje  2Beigeritng  be§  ^b'nig^  lonnte 
ein  SSortoanb  gum  ^Iriege  hjerben. 

am  gnjblften  Suit  1870  erftarte  ber  ^rtng  bon 
tolo^ttd),  ba§  er   nic^t  ^bntg  bon  ©banten 
15  rterben  tootle  unb  auf  ben  fbantfdjen  X^ron  ber^idjte. 

9^un  ^atte,  tbie  e§  fdjien,  bie  ^rieg^partei  in  gran!reid) 
!einen  SSorrtanb   me^r,  ben  S^rieg  git  beginnen.    5Iber  e§ 
fc^ien  nur  fo,  benn  fd^on  ber  fotgenbe  Xag  geigte  ftar,  ba§ 
bie  Cartel  ben  ^rieg  auf  jeben  gatt  h)oEte. 
20      SSit^elm,  ber  greije  ^onig  bon  ^Sreu^en,  ttmr  gerabe  gur 
^!ur  im  33abe  @m§.    SSie  alle  Xage  macfjte  er  aud^  an  biefem 
Xage,  bent  bretgefjnten  Suli,  feinen  taglidjen  ©bajiergang  im 
freute  fid)  iiber  ben  (£ntjd)(ufe  be§  ^rin^en  bon 
n,  unb  an  einen  $rieg  mit  ^ranfreid)  badjte  er 
25  borerft  nidjt  metjr. 

SDa   trat    ber   fran^ofifd^e  ©efanbte  Senebettt  gu  i^m. 
greunblic§  gab  ®o"nig  SStlfjelm  iljm  bte  ^anb.    93enebetti 


bem  beutfdjen  SSaterlanbe  99 

tnacfjte  eine  tiefe  35erbeugung  unb  begann  bann,  bon  ber 
®anbibatur  be3  ^ringen  bon  ^of)engoKern  511  fbredjen. 

Sac^elnb  fagte  ®b'nig  SStltjelm :  ,,2Iber,  mein  toerter  ^>errf 
feit  geftern  ift  ja  alleS  in  Drbnung.  $)er  Spring  bon  .Jpoljen* 
goEern  ber^i^tet  fretnjtlltg."  s 

,,3)tefer  S5er5tc§t  ift  !eine  ©arantie  fiir  bie  ^ufunft,"  ertoie= 
berte  SBenebetti,  ,,unb  gran!reidj  bertongt  ein  fdjrifttidfjejo  SSer= 
jbred^en  bon  ^reu^en:  Sternal;!  foil  ^reu§en  ^ugeben,  ba§ 
ein  toreufjifcljer  ^3rin§  ben  fpanifc^en  £f)ron  befteigt." 

^finig  SSil^etm  n?ar  itkr  biefe  ^umutung  einen  foment  10 
fpra^to^.    ®ann  antluortete  er  fait  unb  fyoflid):   f,^ranl= 
reic^  f)at  !ein  9?e^t,  ein  fot(^e§  ^Serfprec^en  511  bertangen." 

S3enebetti  ging.  5Im  nac^ften  Xage  bJoEte  er  ben  $6ntg 
noc^  einmot  fbred;en.  SDiefer  aber  lie^  i^m  bnrd^  feinen 
Slbjutanten  fagen,  er  ^abe  ifym  nic^t^  toeiter  mitjutetten.  15 

S)a<o  bebeutete  ^rieg. 

Unb  ber  ®rieg  brac^  au^,  ein  fdjredlii^er,  btutiger  ^rieg 
grtifc^en  ^ran!reic^  unb  alien  beutfc|en  ©taaten:  ^jSreu^en, 
SBatern,  ©ac^fen,  SSiirtemberg,  S3aben  unb  ben  iibrigen. 

giir  bie  S)eutfd§en  toar  biefer  ®rieg  ein  ^ambf  auf  Seben  20 
unb  Stob,  benn  ein  <Sieg  ber  gran^ofen  luurbe  bie  (Sjiften^ 
beg  SSatertanbe^  gefa^rbet  f)aben.    ©d^on  oft  iuar  ber  feinb= 
Ii(f)e  9?ad§bar  fiegreidf)   in  SDeutfcfjtanb  eingebrungen.    ^m 
fiebge^nten  Sa^rljunbert  Ijatte  er  ba§  fd^one  @Ifo^  erobert 
unb  im  SInfang  be§  neun^e^nten  Sa^r^unbert^  Ijatte  ^3reu^en  25 
bor  Sftatooleon  bem  ©rften  im  ©taube  liegen  muffen. 
mufcte  je|t  ober  nie  au^gelofc^t  toerben. 


100  ©Iflcf  5tuf 


$ran$i)fen  gtaubten,  baft  fie  ben  $rieg  mit  £eid)tig!ett 
beenben  unb  ben  oft  befiegten  Sfadjbar  ofnte  grofje  Sftitfjc 
unterjoif)ett  fonnten.  A  Berlin  !  a  Berlin  !  ricfen  fie  fiegc3= 
gercifj.  Sm  ©eift  iiberfd)ritten  fie  fdjon  ben  9ttjein  unb 

s  marfdjierten  auf  bte  .Ipaitytftabt  ^rcu^en^  Io§. 

@tatt  beffen  marfcfjterten  bie  S)eutfc|en  mit  ftunberbarer 
©rfjnelligfeit  nad^  ^ran!reic^  {jtnetn.  ^£jre  giifyrer  tuaren 
ber  ^!6ntg  felbft,  ber  tronprin$  grtcbrtd),  SKottfc,  33i^mardf 
$Roon  unb  anbere. 

10  Sn  toeniger  afe  jtuet  9J?onaten  rtoren  alle  franjofifdjen 
5lrmeen  am  9?^ein  gefdjtagen  unb  bie  grangofen  in  ttrilbcr 
^(uc^t.  2)ie  2)eutfdjen  begannen  nun  bie  Setagerung  bon 
tyan§,  ber  ^auptftabt  ^ran!reid)g.  SDiefe  !apitu(ierte,  unb 
am  erften  9#ar5  1871  jogen  bie  beutfdjen  Xruppen  in  $)3ari3 

15  ein. 

Sn  funf^efjn  groften  ©(^(ac^ten  unb  in  ii6er  fjunbcrt 
!(eineren  ©efedjten  fatten  bie  Seutfdjen  uber  bie  frangofifdje 
Hrmee  gefiegt.  $iet  Sfut  fatten  bie  (Siege  gefoftet:  S)ie 
S)eutfd^en  fatten  40,000  teure  9ftenfd)en(e6en  bcrlorcn,  unb 

20  auf  ©eiten  ber  ^ran^ofen  gafytte  man  80,000  Xote. 

5l6er  fd)recflid)er  al^  unter  biefen  ^Berluften  litt  ba3  ftolje 
granfreic^  unter  'ben  $rieben<§bebingungen. 

S)tc  gran^ofen  mu^ten  ffinf  SKiEiarben  ^ranfcn  ^rieg^ 
loften  gafjfen.  3u^em  ntu^ten  fie  ben  £)eutfd)ett  aud^  ba§ 

25  fc^dne  @tfafcSotf)ringen  mit  ben  ^eftungen  ©traf^burg  unb 
2fte£  juriidgeben.  Unb  ba^  ift  e3,  toa^  gran!reic|  ben 
Seutfdjcn  nid^t  Dergeffen  !ann. 


HHttieltn  II 


bent  beutfrfjen  SSatertanbe  101 

$iir  3)eutfcf)lanb  begann  nadj  btefem  $rtege  etne  neue 
geit  be3  ©Icm^,  bte  gett  ber  beutfdjen  ©tmgfett.  SlEe 
beutfdjen  $olterfc|aften  fatten  nttt  ben  ^reufcen  fiir  etne 
fjetlige  @ac|e  getam^ft,  fiir  t|r  beutf^eg  SSatertonb,  unb 
nad^  langer  Quit  fiifylten  [ie  ftd^  toteber  ate  etn  gro^e^,  5 
etnige^,  mcirf)ttge3  SSoIf. 

S)a^  (Symbol  ber  beittfdjen  (£tntg!ett,  bte  beittfi^e  ^!atfer= 
ftone,  rt)Qr  langft  gerfaEen.  Se^t  fcf)mte.bete  S3igmard  biefe 
^!rone  neu  fiir  fetnen  geliebten  ^>errn. 

Sn  $erfatEc£>,  njat)renb  ber  53elageritng  bon  $)3art3,  boten  10 
bte  betttfc^en  $iirften  bent  ftegretc^en  ^ontg  SSttfjetm  bte 
betttfcfye  S^atferfrone  an,  itnb  unter  bent  Conner  ber  ^anonen 
ttwrbe  ba^  neue  bentfdje  ^!aiferretd§  geboren. 

@o  n>aren  bte  SSoget  be<§  llnfrteben^  unb  ber  Unetntgfett 
aus>  Seutfcfjtanb  fortgeftogen,  rtiett,  luett  nad)  bent  SSeften  t)tn.  15 
SBarfmroffa  n?ar  au§  fetnent  langen  gauberfdjfaf  erhjad^t  unb 
!am  au§  fetnent  S3erg  tjerbor.    Sl6er  au^  bent  Stotbart  tear 
etn  SBeipart  getoorben. 

2)ie  ©cban^fcter 

2)er  iutd^tigfte  <Steg  ber  5)eutfc^en  tnt  beutf^^fran^ofifc^en 
Strtege  njar  ber  ©teg  bet  ©eban  ant  ^njetten  September  1870.  20 

$)er  @eban§tag  tft  feitbent  etn  grower  ^efttag,  an  bent  bte 
SDeutfdjen  je|t  ntd^t  fo  fefyr  ben  @teg  iiber  ben  tapferen  ©egner 
fetern  at$  bte  SBteberaufrtdjtung  be§  beutfi^en  9tet(^e§. 

3u  etner  foldjen  ^eter  toerben  bte  Confer  nttt  ^aijnen 


102  miid  Sluf 

itnb  (Suirlanben  gefdjmiicft,  unb  and)  bie  9ftenfd)en  legen  ifyre 

geftfleiber  an. 
(Sine   feierlidje    ©timmung    fyerrfdjt   t>or   aftem   in   ben 

@d)ulen,    befonberg  in  ben   ^nabenfdjuten   Serling.     3m 
5  ©tymnafium  bort  ftromen  bie  ©chiller,  bie  graven  ttrie  bie 

fteinen,  am  9#orgen  beg  $efttageg  in  ben  toeiten  ©aat  ber 

©c^ule,  bie  5luta. 
@ie  ^aben  aEe  iljre  bejten  5Tn§uge"  an  unb  tragcn  neue 

bunte  9J?ii|cnr  an  beren  $arben  jebe  Piaffe  fenntlid)  ift. 
10      Unter  ben  ©djiilern   finb   einige   Slmerifancr,   bie   and; 

patriotifd)  fein  njoHen.     @ie  tragen  beStjatb   bie   beutfdje 

(Sd^utermii^e  auf  bem  ®opf,  aber  ein  !fcine§  ©tcrnenbanner 

im  ^nopftoi^. 

S)te  ©fitter  tnit  i(;ren  (£(tern  unb  greunben  fiittcn  balb 
15  bie  gro^e  5tu(af  bie  an  biefem  Xage  aud)  nid)t  i()r  5l(Itag^ 

fteib  tragt.     Sine  grofje  fd)n)ar^h)ci|3=rote  ga^ne  fd;mudt 

bie  eine  SSanb    be§   ©aale^ ;    an  ber  anbern    Ijcingt   bie 

beut[d>e  ^riegsifa^ne  mit  bcm  Stblcr.     liber  bcm  Slatljeber 

ift  ein  grofjel  S3i(b  ber  brei  23egrihtber  be^  beutjd^en  ^Reidje^ : 
20  be^  ®aifer3  SSilfjelm,  Si^marcfg  unb  2Mt!e3.     S)ic  93ii[ten 

biejer  brei  grojjen  Scanner  foniofjt  ftiie  bie  Siijte  beg  jet^igen 

^aiferg,  beg  Slaiferg  SSitfjelm  beg  3tt)eiten,  finb  befranjt. 
Sn  fd§n)ar§en  ^In^iigen  unb  toeifcen  ^atgbinben  fi^en  bie 

Setjrer  ben  ©^iilern  gegeniiber.    ?luf  ber  S3ruft  tion  einigen 
25  ber    atteren    |)erren,    bie    im    beutfdj^rangofifdjen    £riege 

mitgefdmpft    ^aben,    fief)t    man    ben    Orben    beg    eifernen 


5Iu3  bent  beutfdjen  SSatertanbe  103 

Sn  ber  9?af)e  ber  Scorer,  auf  einem  fcefonberen  (£f)ren= 
pra^e,  fttjen  nod)  einige  ©djuter,  bie  nert)63  auf  etttm3  §u 
toarten  fdjeinen. 

ncun  Uf)r  tritt  ber  |>err  £)ireftor  ^rofeffor  3)o!tor 
in  ben  ©aat.     ST  f)at  etnen  ^rac£  an  n;te  bie  anberen   5 
Sefyrcr  unb  trtigt  me^rere  Drben  auf  ber  S3ruft. 

@r  beftetgt  ba§  Slat()eber  unb  fyalt  eine  tange  ^atriottfc|e 
9?ebe,  in  ber  er  SSit^elm,  ben  ©iegreidjen,  ben  @d)Iad^ten= 
benfer  aftoftfe,  S5i^mardE,  ben  eifernen  ^an3ter,  unb  anbere 
§etben  be§  gro§en  ®riege3  fetert.  10 

^ad^bem  er  bann  eintge  fdjttmngtiolte  SBorte  it6er  SSilfjelm 
ben  3^etten,  ben  je^tgen  &\ujer  gefprodjen  unb  beffen 
Hebe  unb  fetne  rafttofe  X^attg!ett  int  Sntereffe  be^ 
geriitjntt  fyat,  ruft  er  §um  @c^(u§ :  ,,tlnb  nun,  meine  beretjrten 
SCRttburger,  ^oKegen  unb  ©critter,  ftimmen  @ie  ein  mit  ntir  in  is 
ein  bonnernbea  §od)  auf  unfern  tcuren  §crrn  unb  ^aifer 
2Bt(f)e(m  ben  3lueiten'  ©eine  ^ajeftat  ber  ®aifer  unb 
Slomg  Ie6e  fpd)!" 

Unb  bie  Slider,  bie  ©(tern  unb  Sefjrer  fpringen  bon  ifjren 
©t|en  auf  unb  rufen :  ,,|jod) !  !^od) !  fjod) !"  20 

©tetjenb  fingcn  bann  atte  bie  beutfd;e  9^ational^t)mne : 

,,£eil  bit  im  @ieger!ranj, 
<jberrfcf)er  beg  SBaterlanbg, 
§eil,  Itatfer,  btr! 

^ii^l'  in  beg  S^roneg  ©lanj  25 

S5te  ^o^e  SBonne  ganj 
SiebUng  beg  SSoIfg  jit  fein, 
bit!" 


104  ©liicf 

$)ie  5tmertfaner  fyaben  befonber3  laut  gefungen,  benn  fie 
!ennen  bie  SMobie.  $u  berfelben  2Mobie  fingen  fie  311 
4>aufe  "  My  country,  't  is  of  thee." 

©cfjurfjtern  beftetgt  je£t  ein  biinner,  langer  ©rfjiiter  bag 

5  Spobium.     Sftacfybem  er  ben  Severn  unb  bem  ^ublifum  eine 

fdjtefe  SSerbeugung  gemadjt,  begtnnt  er  feine  Stebe.     ,,S)ie 

©riinbiing  be3  neuen  beutfc^en  ^aiferreid^e^  in  $erfaitte3" 

tjt  fein  Xtjema. 

95ei  ben  erjten  ©a^en  gittert  feine  ©timme,  aber  6  alb 

10  bergi§t  er  alle3  urn  fic^  !^er.    (Seine  5Iugen  Ieud)ten,  feine 

©timme  fiittt  ben  graven  @aat.     ^n  ber  23egeifterung  fiir 

fein  einige^  beutfdje3  SSatertanb  tuirb  ber  fd^ucf)terne  Sung- 

ling  gum  ^etben. 

er  mit  ben  SBorten  geenbet: 


15  ,,2Cir  rooQen  fein  ein  einjig  S?oII  oon  Sriibern, 

Sn  leiner  9lot  ung  trennen  unb  ©efaljr!" 


ba  erfd^afft  ftiirmifrfjer 

2Sieber  erfjeben  fid)  afle  unb  fingen.    £)ie3mat  ift  e^  bad 
fcfjone  Sieb: 


20  ffS)cutfc^lanb,  SDeutfc^lanb  itber  alle§, 

fiber  aUeg  in  ber  SBelt, 
SDenn  e§  ftetS  jum  @d^u§  unb  Xru^e 
Sriiberlic^  jufamtnen  ^alt; 
9Son  ber  3Kaa§  big  an  bie  kernel, 

25  Son  ber  etfd)  bi§  an  ben  SBelt: 

35eutfd^Ianb,  Seutfd^tanb  iiber 
fiber  aUe§  in  ber  SBeltl" 


bem  beutfcijen  SSatertanbe  105 

SMefe  2Mobte  !ennen  bie  amerifanifdjen  Sungen  aucf), 
benn  eineS  iijrer  Sirdjenlteber  gefjt  nadj  berfetben  Mobie. 
@ie  fingen  tatofer  ntit,  nur  fagen  fie  nid)t:  ,,$eutfdjlanb, 
Seutfdjlanb  iiber  alleS"  —  fonbern  ,,£)eutfd)tanb,  Seutfd)* 
tanb  ii&er  manc^e^,  iiber  manc£)e^  in  ber  SBett."  s 

9^ac^  bem  ©efange  reben  itnb  beltamieren  nod)  metjrere 
©djiiter.  Sas  ^^ema  be3  le^ten  9lebnera  ijt:  ,r3Sarum  ift 
ber  9it)em  ein  beutfd^er  Strom?"  3ludj  biefe  9?ebe  ent= 
flammt  unb  begeiftert  bie  Sugenb,  bie  nun  tauter  unb  frotyer 
atg  atte  anberen  Sieber  bag  grofje  ^rieg^Iieb  ber  2)eut[c^en,  10 
,,$ie  3Sad)t  am  ^etnr"  erfdjaEen  lafet. 

,,@g  brauft  ein  SRuf  rate  Sonnet  I)  an, 

2Bie  ©d^roertgcllirr  unb  SBogenpraH: 

3utn  SJ^ein,  jum  5ifjetn,  jum  beutfd^en  3t^ein! 

SBer  roill  beg  ©tromeg  ^iiter  jein?  15 

Sieb'  SSoterlanb,  magft  rub,tg  fein, 

geft  fte^t  unb  treu  bie  2Bac6,t  am 


2Bie  eine  toogenbe  @ee  fiiCen  bie  Xone  biefeg  ^ntniid  ben 
(Saat.  <Sie  bringen  buri^  bie  offenen  ^enfter  auf  bie  ©tra^e. 
Sort  tjoren  bie  35orbeiget)enben  ben  ©e[ang.  @ie  ftetjen  ftill,  20 
fie  fingen  ba<3  Sieb  leife  mit.  Sftetyr  unb  me^r  Seute  bleiben 
bor  bem  ©c^utgebdube  ftet)en,  bi^  enblid)  bie  gan^e  ©tra^e 
Dott  bon  SWenfd^en  ift. 

®rft  fingen  fie  leife:  ,,£ieb'  SSatertanb,  magft  rutjig  fein." 
2)ann  blo^tic^  Bremen  aud)  au^  ifjrer  SKittc  mac^tige  £on=  25 
raeKen.    Unb  brau^en  unb  brinnen  jaud^en  bie  (^timmen  ber 
^unberte  : 


106  ®Iuc? 


,,@o  long  ein  £ropfen  33lut  nocfj  gliifjt, 
yiofy  eine  ^rauft  ben  Segen  ^ieljt, 
tlnb  nocf)  ein  2lrm  bie  33iidE)fe  fpannt, 
Setritt  fein  §einb  fyier  beinen  ©tranb  ! 
Sieb'  SSaterlanb,  magft  ru^tg  fein, 
geft  fte^t  itnb  treu  bie  SBadEjt  am 


S)er  ©d^raur  erfd)allt,  bie  SBoge  rinnt, 
2)ie  gatynen  pattern  fyotf)  im  2Binb: 
3utn  3t^ein,  jum  Stfiein,  jum  beutfdjen 
10  2Bir  affe  rooHen  ^iiter  fein. 

Sieb'  3Sater(anb,  magft  rufyig  fein, 
geft  fte^t  itnb  treu  bie  2Bad)t  am 


bcutfr^en  ^noficn  2:i 

£)te  S)eutfc^en  fjaften  aHen  ©runb,  ben  ©cban^tag  mtt 
3)anl  unb  greube  §u  fetern,  benn  bie  ©rfjladjt  bet  (Seban  am 
is  erften  unb  gtretten  September  1870  i[t  eine  ber  ftegreic^jten 
©c^tadjten  in  ber  gan^en  28e(tgefdjicE)te. 

bhitigem  ^!ampf  roar  am  §n)eiten  (September  bie 
©ebon  in  bie  |>anbe  ber  ^eutfd^en  gefallen.     3U' 
gteic^  niurbe  ber  ^aifer  ber  ^ranjofen  ber  ©efongene  be§ 
20  ®ontg<o  bon  ^preu^en. 

Wit  Napoleon  tourben  ber  9Kar[c^aE  9Kac9Katjonf  ncun 
unbbrei^ig  ©enerdle,  iiber  breitaufenb  fran^ofifcEje  Offijiere 
unb  nafje  an  tjunberttaufenb  (Solbaten  gefangen  genommen. 
erbeutetcn  bie  £)eutjc|en  bie  2tbler  itnb  $-af)nen  ber 


5lug  bem  beutfcfjen  $Bater(anbe  107 

fran^oftjdjen  5lrmee  bet  ©eban,  fttnffjunbert  ®anonen  unb 
gefyntaufenb  $|3ferbe. 

SDie  9?ad)rirf)t  bon  biefem  unerfyorten  ©tege  erfitffte  gan§ 
S)eutfd)lanb  mtt  enblofem  Subel  SBefonberg  bie  ."pauptftabt 
^Berlin  ftanb  Dor  ^reube  faft  auf  bem  ®opf.  5 

5tuf  ba^  3aubertt)ort  :  ,,@teg  bet  ©eban!"  offneten  fie!)  alte 
Rotifer  itnb  al(e  Bergen.  ®te  9J?enfc^en  ftromten  au§  itjren 
SSoIjnitngen  auf  bte  ©tra^en.  9?etc§e  unb  Strme,  SSornetjme 
unb  @eringe  britcften  etnanber  bte  ^anbe.  SSereint  fc^rttten 
fie  burc^  bte  @tabt  unb  fangen  S5atertanb^Iieber.  10 

geterltc^  llangen  bie  ©(ocfen  bon  atten  ^!irc|turmen.  ^^un 
ban!et  atte  @ott"  tonte  e§  au§  ben  offenen  ^irc^enfenftern. 

2tuc^  bie  ©c^uren  offneten  fic^  rt)te  mtt  einern  3<wberfcf)Iagef 
unb  ^erau^  ftitrmte  bie  Berliner  ©c^uljugenb.  ,,@r  ift  gefam 
gen!"  jubetien  fie:  15 


ff©efangen  ber 

3Rac2Ra^on,  ber 

©efangen  bag  ganje  franjofifd^e 

roet)enben  ^a^nen,  mit  Xrommeln  unb  ^3feifen  mar- 
fc^terten  bte  ®rieger  ber  3uf«nft  nac^  bem  fontglitfjen  ©c^Iof]  20 
,,Unter  ben  Sinben." 

,,§ei(  unferm^ontg,  fjetH"  jaud^^ten  fie,  unb  ,,£ieb' 
tanb,  magft  rufjtg  fein"  fangen  fie. 

SSor  bent  !onigttc|en  ^ataft  ftanb  etne  ungefjeure 
menge,  bie  fid)  bort  in  ber  ^offnung  berfammett  I^atte,  ba§  25 
bie  ftforigtn  Stugttfta,  bie  ©emafjlin  beg  alten  SStlfjetm,  fic^ 
am  gcnftcr  geigen  roiirbe.    Unb  bie  ^b'nigin  (ie§  bag  ^arrenbe 


108  ®lficf  Stuf 

SSol!  md)t  t>ergeben3  roorten.    SSieber  itnb  roieber  trat  fie  an£ 
genfter  um  ifyre  gIMlidjen  ^Berliner  511  griifjen. 

Unb  bann  !am  ber  fedfyfynntt  be3  Subel^:  @in  muttger 
Sunge,  $ri£  Sftiitler  mit  Seamen,  ftetterte  plotjlid).  mit  ©efafyr 
5  feine3  Sebenio  auf  bie  9leiterftatue  be§  ,,5llten  ^rt^."  Unter 
bem  bonnernben  ^urraf)  ber  SKenge  fe^te  er  bent  grofsen 
^3reu^en!6mg  etnen  Sorbeerfranj  cmf£  §aupt.  5lud)  bie 
beutjd^e  $tagge  banb  er  ifjm  an  ben  brongenen  ?lrm. 

Ofjne  fid)  Strme  itnb  Seine  gu  bredjen  !am  ber  !(eine  §etb 
10  nrieber  unten  an.     2)ie  ^onigtn  Itirfjette  unb  n?in!te  mit  bem 
Xa)(f)entuc^ef  niafjrenb  ba^  S5ol!  toon  neuem  jitbelte. 

S'Zod)  einmat  er[c|aHte  ,,£)te  SSad^t  am  9^t)ein,"  bann  gingen 
all'  bie  begeifterten  9}?enfd)en  nad)  ^aitfe  gum  9J?ittag^effen. 

Hfe  bie  le^ten  berlie^en  bie  ©d^utfnaben  ben  $p(a|.    2ln 

is  i^rer  @pi|e  fd^ritt  ber  §etb  be^  Stages,  ber  Heine  gritj 

SKiitter.    (Seine  bfauen  3lugen  teuc^teten,  fein  blonbes>  ^>aar 

flatterte  im  SSinbe.     @d)ief  fa§  bie  bunte  @c|ulermu|e  auf 

feinem  ®opfe,  bie  ^>ofe  tyatte  er  in  bie  ©tiefel  geftecft. 

Unbent  er  luftig  feine  $af)ne  fd)n)en!te,  fang  er  §um  tjunbert- 
20  ften  9}?ate  ,,S)ie  SBadjt  am  5R()ein."     ©eine  ©timme  n)ar 
^eifer,  benn  er  f)atte  ebenfo  tapfer  gefungen  toie  bie  ©otbaten 
auf  bem  @d)Iad)tfe(be  gefampft  fatten. 

9Kit  griifjenbem  ©efirfjt  !am  er  enbltdj  nad^  §aufe.    @ein 

®opf  tear  Dott  bon  ben  (Sreigniffen  be§  Staged,  aber  fein 

25  9ftagen  roar  leer,  unb  er  fjatte  geroaltigen  ^unger.     @(tern 

unb  @efcf)roifter  fatten  il;re  SKaljIjeit  faft  beenbet,  ate  grt^ 

,,®uten  Xag"  roarf 


5lu<§  bem  beutfdjen  Satcrlanbe 


109 


er  feine  Hftutje  in  bie  (Scfe  itnb  fetjte  fid)  eifrig  t)or  feinen 
Setter  ©uppe. 

Sadjelnb  faf)  ber  SSater  auf  feinen  Sungften,  auf  fein  ftrirreS 
§aar,  ben  offenen  Slragen,  ba§  ijei^e  @efid)t.    (£r  lunate,  ba^ 
fceim  geiern  feine  ^Sf(id)t  gettjon. 

Oolite  gerabe  ben  erften  Soffet  @uppe  gum  3J?unbe 
fiifjren,  ba  fagte  ber  S5ater  ntit  ernfter  ©timme:  ,,^ri|,  aud) 
am  @eban§tage  fpridjt  man  bor  bem  (£ffen  fein  Xifd§ge6et  !" 

(Srfdjrocfcn  tegte  ^rt^  ben  Soffet  roieber  in  ben  SteEer. 
^aftig  ftonb  er  anf  unb  fattete  bie  ,£)tinbe  gum  ®ebet.  ,,2)u 
lieber  ©ott,"  ftotterte  er  unb  ftocfte  —  ,,bu  (ieber  ©ott  — 
mogft  ruljig  fein,  feft  fteljt  unb  treu  bie  2Sad)t  am  9?{>ein  !" 


10 


Der  /;2tlte 


Stncfboten,   lufttge   ®efd)idjten, 


fiufttge  ©efdjtd)tett 

$aifer  SBHfjelm  unb  fctn 

®aifer  2Sitt>etm  ber  gtoette  fragt  etnen  ^rofeffor  ber  beut= 
fcfjen  @pract)e:  ,,®onnen  @ie  alle  beutfdjen  SSorter  ridjtig 
fdjreiDen  ?"  ,,3a  gettji^,  9J?ajeftat,"  ertotebert  ber  Sprofeffor. 

,,2)a^  !6nnen  @ie  nic^t  !  3<f)  toilt  S^nen  ettoa^  btftieren, 
luag  @ic  ntc^t  fc^rei6en  !onnen."  5 

wSttte,  bi!tieren  @ic,  Stfajeftat,"  fagt  ber  ^rofeffor. 

Unb  ber  ®aifer  btftiert:  ,,S)er  ^uEer  map  ba§  Slorn  — 
ber  2Mer  matt  bag  95ilb." 

S)er  ^rofeffor  fc^retbt  bte  ©d^e  nteber.     S)er  ^aifer  lieft 
bie  ©a^e  unb  fagt  :  n9lidjttg.    3l6er  nun  fd^reiBen  @ie  noc^  10 
fotgenben  @a^  nteber:   ©er  Sutler  unb  ber  9fta(er  ma-ten." 

n^aS  fann  i<^  ntc^t,  9Kajeftat,M  fagt  ber  ^rofeffor.  @r 
tegt  bie  $eber  au^  ber  §anb,  unb  ber  ®ai[er  unb  ber  ^Srofeffor 
ladjen 


Sine  2lmertfanertn  retft  in  SDeutfdjtanb.    @ie  fi|t  in  einem  is 
3uge.    $)er  3"9  fo^t  fe^r  fd^neff.    @3  ift  ein  ©c^nett^ug. 
fjfttt  ber  3"9-    ^e^  ©d^affncr  fiffnet  bie  Xtjiir  be^ 
@r  jd^reit:   f,S3ertin!    5lEe^  au^fteigen  !" 


113 


114  ©Ificf  «uf 

£>ie  SImerifanerin  fyat  triel  ©epad;  bet  fid).  <£ie  fyat  ein 
®offerd)en,  eine  £afd)e,  eine  ^jutfdjadjtel,  etn  ^5(atb  unb 
einen  SBtumenftraufj. 

@ic  ftefyt  in  ber  offenen   Soupetfjur.    @ie  furfjt  einen 
5  3)ienftmann.     S)er  S)ienftntann  foC  tfjr  ©cpcicf  tragen. 

©nbtid)-  erBIicft  fie  einen  S)ienftmann.  @ie  ftitr^t  aug  bem 
Soupe.  @ie  rennt  auf  i^n  gu. 

,,®offertrager,"  fcfjreit  fie,  rrfinb  ©ie  bertobt?" 

SDer  ^offertrager  fc^aut  bie  $rembe  ber6Iufft  an. 
10      ,,S^  fttdje  einen  3J?ann.    ^ann  td^  @ie  fjaben  ?" 

,,S5er5et^ung,  SOJabamc^en,  id)  f)o6e  fc^on  eine  gran  unb 
fiinf  ^inber." 


Sin  ^rofeffor  fi|t  in  feinem  ©tubier^immer.    Sn  bem 
©tubiergimmer  fte^t  ein  ©d^reibtifcf).     5tuf  bem  @rf)tei6tifc^ 
is  Itegen  uiele  93itd)er. 

3)er  ^Srofeffor  ftubiert  unb  fc^reibt  immer.     @r  geljt  nie  in 
©efefff^aft.     @r  get)t  nie  auf  S'Jeifen.     @r  ^at  !eine  $dt 

S)er  $)3rofeffor  fjat  eine  ^rau.    2)ie  $rau  ^rofeffor  flopft 
an  ba§  ©tubier^immer.    @ie  !ommt  ^agfjaft  ^erein. 
20      ,,Steber  9J?ann,"  fagt  fie  fd)M)ternf  ,,\§  toottte  — 

,,SBarum  ftflrft  bit  mic^?    Sft  ein  UnglM  gefc^e^en?" 
fragt  er. 

lieber  2ftann.    %<$)  WoEte  btc^  nur  ettt)a;§  fragen. 
9Boc^e  ift  unfere  filberne  ^oc^jeit    SSen  foffen  toir 
25  eintaben?" 


5lnf)ang  115 

,,5Iber,  Itebfte  $rau,"  ftofjnt  ber  ^rofeffor,  ,,icf)  fyabe 
gar  !etne  3eit.  SSir  toollen  unfere  ftlberne  £>ocf)geit  fcer= 
fdjieben.  SSir  toolfen  fie  mit  unferer  golbenen  £>ocf)geit 
gufammen  feiern.  3d)  fann  totrfltc^  ntc^t  fo  oft  geftort 
toerben !"  s 

@in  finbltdjeS  ©clict 

§err  S3roton  in  93ofton  toil!  mit  feiner  jitngen  $rcw  unb 
ber  ftetnen  ^arrtet  narf)  S)eutf(^(anb  gef)en,  urn  bort  ein  Safyr 
§u  ftiibteren. 

5Im  £age  bor  ber  3l6reife  parft  bie  junge  grau  bie  Coffer, 
unb  SHein  ^arriet  ^ilft  i^rer  Sftama  ftei^ig.    (Snblic^  bringt  10 
Sftarie,  bie  SSdrterin,  ba§  eifrige  $inb  511  S3ette. 

S)a  fi|t  e3  in  feinem  fcf)neenjei§en  9?Q(^t^embc^cn  unb  gtii{)t 
noc£)  n)ie  ein  Siofenfnofpc^en  bon  ber  5lr6eit  be^  £age<§. 
Sann  !ommt  bie  9)Zama,  urn  ifyrem  ^er^BIatt  ,,®ute  S^ac^t" 
gu  fagen  unb  ^arriet^  3l6enbge6et  gu  l^oren.  is 

fr£ieber  ©ott,"  betet  bag  ^inb,  wmac^'  mid^  gut  —  3ftama, 
bin  ic^  fjeute  nidjt  fefjr  gut  getoefen  ?  -  -  unb  mad^'  mid) 
fromm,  baft  ic^  gu  bir  in  ben  ^)immet  !omm'.  Sieber  ©ott, 
befdjiitje  meine  tiebe  Wlama  unb  meinen  lieben  ^apa,  bie 
©ro^mama,  Xante  Siggie,  Dn!et  Sftobert,  unb  fet  auc^  gut  20 
gu  90?arie.  llnb  nun,  lieber  ©ott,  mu§  tc^  bir  auf  ein  ganged 
Sa^r  Sebett)ot)I  fagen,  benn  ntorgen  gefjen  loir  nadE) 
lanb." 


116  ©Iftcf  2Iuf 

Sic  ©djtoefter  ,£>eine3 

S)tc  atte  $rau  bon  ©mbben,  bie  ©djtuefter  |)einricl)  .^et 
lebte  in  .^amburg.  SSiete  Seute,  SSornetjme  unb  ©cringe, 
lamen  511  ifyr.  @ie  tooEten  alte  mit  iljr  bon  itjrem  gro^en 
S3ruber  fpretfjen. 

5  S)ie  alte  grait  tear  e3  enbtic§  miibe,  immer  toieber  bte  atten 
©ef(^i(i)ten  311  er^titjten.  @ie  offnete  be^fjatb  il;re  .!pau3tf)u'r 
niir  felten  fiir  ©afte. 

(£ine<§  9}?orgen§  !onnte  man  ^olgenbe^  an  ifyrer  ^au§t^iir 
{joren:  @rft  einen  frfjriften  Xon  ber  alien  ^au^glotfe,  bann 
10  tiefe  (Stttte.     9?orf)  einmat  bte  ^ait^gtocfe,  bte^mat  fc^ritler 
unb  tauter. 

(Snbtid^,  narf)  langerem  SSarten,  bte  fd)arfe  ©ttntme  ber 
alien  grait  im  ^aufe:   B3Me  9^itd)frau?" 


15 


,,3Ser  fonft?" 

,,S)te  ^aiferin  Don  Dfterretrf)." 

^fl)8  eifcrne 

SSafjrenb  ber  S5etageritng  bon  ^5ari^  tnt  Safjre  1870-1871 
20  befitd)te  ^onig  SSil^elm  ber  Srfte  oft  bie  Sa^arette  in  SSer* 
faiHe§.     @r  fbracf)  bann  immer  freunblid^  mit  einigen  ber 
tenfen. 


Slnfjang  117 

(SineS  Staged  fjatte  er  toieber  ein  @efprad)  mit  etnem 
franfen  ©olbaten.  £)iefer  <3o(bat  fjatte  in  mefjreren  @cr)(atf)ten 
gefcintpft.  (£r  toar  nirfjt  oertounbet,  fonbern  fjatte  fyeftigen 
9f?f)eumati3mu<3  im  ^reuj. 

,,28te  t)aft  bu  bir  ben  9ft)eitmati3mui§  gefjolt?"  fragte  i^n   s 
ber  ®6nig. 

B«uf  ^often,  ajJajeftat,"  antoortete  ber  ©olbat.  ffUm 
bie  ^ac^te  auf  ^often  [tetjen  §u  !onnen,  mii^te  man  h)trfli(^ 
etn  etferne3  ^reu§  t)a6en." 

,r9^unf"  ertoteberte  ber  $ontg  lad^etnb,  ,,ein  eifertie§  ^reuj  10 
fottft  bu  t)aben." 

S^ocf)  an  bemjelben  Stage  trug  ber  £apfere  ba^  (Sl^renjetdjen 
be^  etfcrnen  ^reuge§  auf  ber  S3ruft. 

(Sine  ®eftjettftergefdjtdjte 

S0?r.  SSfjite,  ein  2lmertfaner  mit  romantifrfjen  ©eliiften,  ift 
miibe  t)om  raftlofen  5trbeiten.     @r  toill  ftc^  ein  Sa^r  au§=  is 
ritfjen.     S'iirgenbl,  ben!t  er,  !ann  icf)  mid)  fo  gut  auSrufyen 
toie  bet  ben  S)eut)c^en.     Unb  fo  retft  er  nac^  S)eiitfrf)lanb. 

@r  tuei^  aud)  fc^on,  too  er  tuofynen  toitt.    5luf  einer  9f?f)ein= 
reife  im  Ie|ten  Safyr  ^at  er  etn  alte§  ©djtofj  gefeJjen.    &S 
liegt  am  9?f)einufer  auf  einem  ^etfen,  ni^t  raeit  bon  bem  20 
Sorelei=gelfen.     ®in  Sorfcfjen  breitet  ft(^  materifc^  §u  feinen 
^it^en  au§. 

Sort  in  bem  atten  ©cfjtofc,  ba§  faft  eine  9fttine  tft,  tuiff  er  f)au= 
fen  tote  ein  alter  SRaubriiter,  4)cr  ba^  9lauben  aufgegeben  {jat. 


118  ©liid  5luf 

@r   mietet    bag    ©djtofj    ofme  ©d)tt>ierig!eit  unb   madjt 

feme    QSorbereitungen    fiir    ben    ©in^ug.      SSafyrenbbeffen 

toofmt    er   in    etnent    ©aftfyaufe   beg    £)orfeg.      Sfteugierig 

bliden   bte   2)orft>ett>orjner  auf  ifyn ;   fie  benfen :    2)ag  ift 
s  nrieber  einer  bon  ben  berriidten  5lug(anbern.    9?ur  einem 

5lu^Idnber  fann  bie  Sbee  fommen,  in  fo  eincm  alien  ©|?u!ne[t 

511  toofynen. 

S)er  2Sirt  be^  ®aftf>aufe3  tft  jeboc^  ein  9Kann  bon  Sit 

bung.     Sr  !ennt  ba3  @prirf)n)ort :   Slnbere  SSoIfcr,  anbere 
10  (Bitten.     Slbcr  aucf)   i^m  geftillt  e§   nic^t,  bo§  ber  longe, 

biinne  §err  ,,28eit,"  ber  immer  fo  follegialifc^  mil  it)m  fpridjt 

wnb  fo  bie(  teure§  $leifrf)  ber^efjrt,  in  bem  alten  S^aubritter^ 

ttefte  tjaufen  miE. 

H^>err  SSeit,"  fagt  er  eineg  ?Ibenb§  §u  bem  3tmeri!aner,  ber 
is  gerabe  fein   britte3  &tud  Seeffteal  uerjefyrt,   ,,§err  SBeit, 

get)en  @ie  borf)  urn  aEe^  in  ber  SSelt  nirfjt  in  bag  a(te  9?eft 

ba  ooen.     SDenn  —  id)   fage  eg  S^nen  gang  off  en  —  ein 

furdjtbareg  ©efpenft  f)auft  bort!" 

„%&)  gtaube  nid£)t  an  ©efpenfter,"  fagt  9Wr.  SS^ite  Iddjetnb. 
20  ,,%$)  au<^  nic^t,"  ritft  ber  bide  SSirt  etfrig.     ,,9lkr  an  bieg 

©efpenft  ntu§  fel&ft  icf)  glauben.    ^>6ren  <Sie  nur,  toag  ba 

oben  bor  bieten  Sa^ren  gefcE)e^en  ift!" 

f,2)amatg,"  ergftpe  ber  SStrt,  wtoo!)nte  ber  Sefi^er,  ber 

93aron  bon  ^amnterfc^tag,  einmat  im  ©ommer  in  bem  alien 
25  £odj.    (Sineg  9lbenbg  fbat  Brad)  ein  dauber  in  bag  §aug 

ein.    5Der  Saron  fambfte  njie  ein  Some  mit  bem  ©tnbredjer. 

liefer  toc^rte  fi^  mit  gro^em  9»ut.    5l6er  ber  jnnge  S3aron 


119 

roar  ftarler  ate  er.     @r  brdngte  ben  dauber  gum  offenen 
$en|ter  fn'nau3. 

9Jttt  bebenben  §anben  umffommerte  ber  Ung(udlid)e  ba3 
fdjmate   genfterbrett.     Sftinutentang    tying   er  bort  in  ber 
fdjtm'nbelnben  $8f)e.     2)ann  fcerlicfe  t^n  feme  Sraft.     9Kit   s 
cinem  furdjtbaren  ©c^ret   [tiirgte  er  in  bie  Xtefe.     ©einen 
£eib  fjat  man  nie  gcfunben ! 

(Sett  biejcm  fdjrerftirfjen  (Sreigni^  erfc§einen  jebe  D^ac^t  gtoet 
!reibelpei^e  «^)dnbe  am  ^enfter,  unb  bann  ertont  ein  furc^tbarer 
(Secret.     3Segen  biefe^  (Spufe^,  ber  fid)  jebe  9^ac|t  rt)ieberf)ott,  10 
ijat  ber  93aron  fctn  ^au^  berlaffen. 

@o,  §err  SSeit,  nun  ttriffen  @ie  aEe^.    ^aben  @ie  nun 
nodj  Svtft,  ba  oben  §u  tootjnen  ?" 

r,S)ai§   ift   ja    etne    fetjr   merlrtjiirbige  ©efdjic^te,"   fadjt 
9}?r.  SS()tte.     „%<$)  raiirbe  mid)   freuen,  bie  S3e!anntfd)aft  15 
biefe§    tntereffanten    (Sefpenfte§    §u   madjen.     9tod)    fjeute 
5tbenb  toiE  id)  be£>fya(b  im  ©djloffe  fdjtafen  unb  ben  <Spul 
errttarten." 

^opffc^uttelnb  fte^t  ber  bide  SBirt  bor  fciner  Spr,  at§ 
batb  barauf  ber  bihtne  Stmerilaner  mit  fetnem  "  dress  suit  20 
case  "  frofjlidj  nod)  oben  in  fein  SBerberben  njanbert. 

fiir  9J?r.  28t)ite  §ured)t  gemad)t  ift,  ift 
©djtoffe.  (S§  ift  ein 
6be3,  roeiteg  ©emad).  (Sin  foloffatel  ^immelbett,  ein  2Bafdj= 
tifc^,  ein  ©d)rcibtifd)  unb  mefjrere  ©tiitjle  berfdjfm'nben  faft  25 
in  bent  fyofyen,  gro^en  Diaum.  (Sin  einfame^  2Sad)<§tid)t 
brennt  auf  bent  Xifc^e. 


120  ®lu(f 

2ftr.  SBtjite  fe|t  fidj  an  ben  £ifcfj  unb  beginnt  gu  lefen. 
@r  lieft  intmer  &or  bem  (Scfjlafengefyen.  Slber  Ijeute  nmnbern 
feine  ©ebanfen.  (£r  fieljt  unttnUfurlid)  nod)  ben  genftern, 
burd)  bie  ba£  toeijje  Sftonbticfyt  ftromt. 
6  2)ie  gro§e  £urmul)r  im  S)orfe  fcJ)tdgt  etf ;  ba  fyort  er  einen 
Kagenben  Xon  am  genfter.  @r  crjcfyrtcft.  ,,Unfinn,"  fagt 
er  bann  taut,  ,,ba3  ift  ja  ber  3Stnb." 

5lber  lefen  mag  er  nidjt  mef)r.     3luc^  bte  i)err(irf)e  9ftonb* 
lanbfc^aft  brau^en  fd^etnt  i^n  nictjt  §u  intereffteren,  benn  er 
10  fcermetbet  e§r  in  bte  lifttifje  ber  ^enfter  gu  gefjen. 

Sfttt  !(opfenbem  Bergen  unb  unru()tgcm  ©erjirn  !ried)t  er 
enbltd^  gegen  Sftttternacfjt  in  ba^  gro^e  ^tmmelbett.  $orf)er 
fjat  er  aber  eine  gelabene  ^iftote  unter  [ein  ^opffif|en  gelegt. 
(£tnm<§  SSor[td)t  !ann  nie  frfjaben. 

is  S9alb  fdjeinen  bie  9ftonbftrat)len  auf  ba^  ©e[id)t  be^ 
<3d)fafenben.  @r  traumt  unru^ig.  Sr  brefjt  ftc^  balb  auf 
bie  eine,  Batb  auf  bie  anbere  ©eite.  ©ein  Sltem  gef)t  fdjtuer. 

^Plotstid)   fd)redt  ber  @d)tummcrnbe   auf:   cr   offnet  bie 
5lugen  unb  fietjt  —  ftel)t  bie  entfe^Iic|en  rrcibctoctjsen  §anbe 
20  t)or  fic^. 

©raufen  padt  i^n  —  er  fafjt  nod)  feiner  ^Siftote  —  er 
fdjieftt  auf  ba§,  rt)ag  er  im  bleidjen  9}?onb(icf)t  bor  fid) 
fiefjt  — .  2)a  ertont  ein  furd§t6arer  ©djrei !  - 

2Sa§  er  t)or  fic^  gefetjen  ^atte,  iuaren  feine  eigenen,  freibe* 
25  toei^en  ^iifee  gett)efen! 


Slnfjong  121 

darnel 


Gnnft  fd)rieb  bie  beriirjmte  Unit-erfitat  93  —  etnen  $)3ret<3 
aug  fiir  bie  befte  5lbf)anblung  iiber  bag  Mantel,  llnter  ben 
SBetoerbern  roarcn  em  3lmerifaner,  cm  (Snglanber,  ein  ^ran^ 
3ofe  itnb  ein  3)eutfd)er. 

2>eber  fon  t^nen  fd)rieb  etnen  Driginal-Sffat)  iiber  bag   5 
Garnet,  unb  jeber  berfolgte  babct  eine  berfdjiebene  9}?et^obe. 

2)er  pra!tifd)e  Sngldnber,  ber  feinen  5tugen  me{)r  traute 
al3  fetnem  ©e^irn,  pacfte  feme  <Siebenjatf)en  unb  ging  mit 
SabetDQime  unb  Xljeefeffcf,  mit  S^eifebecEe  unb  93abefer  in 
bie  SSiifte  ©a^ara,  bie  §eimat  ber  Gamete.  10 

S)ort  lebte  er  ouf  einer  Dafe  gan^  rt)ie  in  (Sngtanb.  (£r 
babete  ftei^ig  unb  tran!  ebenfo  flei^ig  ^Ijce.  Saneben  ging 
er  auf  bie  Sortjenjagb  ober  fytelte  ©otf  unb  Sricfet.  Sn 
feinen  Sftufceftunbcn  ftubierte  er  bag  Garnet  in  natura. 

S^a^  funf  SSodjen  {jatte  er  SKatertal  genug  fiir  ben  (Sffatj  is 
unb  ging  nneber  nac^  Sngtanb  guriid     S)ort  fi^rieb  er  ofjne 
biet  ®o{jf3crbred)en  in  !(aren,  !ur§en  SSorten  nieber,  tt>a3  er 
in  ber  SSiifte  gefet)en  fjatte. 

9Saf)renbbeffen  ^atte  ber  gran^ofe  feine  5trbeit  fc^on  fangft 
beenbet.    (Sr  lt>ar  in  ^arig  gebtieben  unb  ^atte  einige  ©tunben  20 
bor  ber  93e^aufung  ber  Slamele  im  jootogifc^en  ©arten  ber- 
brad)t. 

Sie  Stiere  mit  ifyrer  brolligen,  ptjantaftifd^en  ©eftatt  fatten 
ifyn  fefjr  amiifiert.  (Sogfeic^  ^atte  er  im  ©eifte  eine  anmutige 
SjSIauberei  iiber  bag  Garnet  ffi^iert.  25 


122  ©lite!  Slitf 

(SdjneE  tear  er  in  em  naf)e3  Safe  gegangen  unb,  angeregt 
burrf)  einige  Xaffen  2#o!fa,  Ijatte  er  bie  ©ftjje  aulgearbeitet. 
2>iefe  fear  boE  2St|,  boE  anmutiger  unb  bramatiftfjer  ©itu= 
attonen,  nur  nriffenfdjaftlid)  tear  fie  nirfjt. 
s  $)er  2(merifaner  fyatte  lange  !etne  geit  finbcn  fonnen,  ben 
Huffo^  511  fdjretben.  @tn  Slmerifaner  ift  immcr  fo  furc^tbar 
befdjdfttgt.  Sll§  9}?ttgltcb  bon  jeljn  SSereinen  unb  SSorfi^enber 
bon  gefjn  anberen,  i>at  er  aEe  ."ptinbe  boE  §u  if)un. 

(Snblic^  fommt  ber  Xag,  ben  er  fur  bie  $a&ri!ation  be^ 
10  ®amel=5lrtt!e:fe  referbiert  fjatte. 

Sn  bie  2Sitfte  !ann  er  in  ber  (Site  nidjt  gut  ge^en, 
in  ben  gootogifd^en  ©arten  aud)  nid)t,  benn  er  toofynt  in 
Soften. 

SBo   finbet  er  nun  fo   fcfyneE  trie   mogttc§  ba§   nottge 
15  Material  fiir  fetnen  Sffot)?    9?un,   too  fonft  at§  in  ber 
"  Public  Library !  "     Sort  !onn  er  fdjneE  u&erftiegen,  loaS 
je  iiber  ba^  Garnet  gefrf)rieben  ift. 

3J?it  einem  boEen  9^oti§bucf)  !ommt  er  abenb§  nacfj  §oufer 
fe|t  fic^  in  ben  @d)autetftuf)t  unb  arrangiert  fein  Material 
20  ©efc^idt  fteEt  er  mit  ^>iitfe  fciner  ^oti^en  ein  Garnet 
§ufammen.  Unb  er  marf)t  feme  5lrbctt  fo  gut,  ba§  nur 
mi^giinftige  ®etet)rte  fein  Garnet  all  ein  23ud)^amet  bei> 
bammen  frnmcn. 

Unb  nun  fel)en  njir  unS  ben  Seutfc^en  unb  fein  darnel  an. 
25  5)er  S)eutfd)e  fyat  biel,  biet  me^r  gefcfjrieben,  all  aEe  anbern 
gufammen,  einen  ganjen  bicfen  S3anb  boE. 

?ln  bemfclben  Xage,  an  npeldjem  er  ba 


123 

ber  Uniberfitat  gelefen  fjatte,  fdjtofj  er  ftdj  in  fein  <3tubier= 
Dimmer.     9Ztemanb  al3  feme  $rau  burfte  fjereinfommen. 

Sort  fajj  er  im  langen  ©djlafrod,  mtt  einer  nod)  Idngeren 
^Sfetfc  im  9Kunbe  unb  briitete  "Sag  imb  9?ad)t  iiber  ba£  darnel 

SBon  3e^t  ju  3e^  ^am  feme  Srau  auf  ^en  3e^enfP%n  in3   5 
3immer,  itm  iljm  ettt)a3  511  effen  511  bringen. 

£)a3  bauerte  einen  9J?onat,  e^  bauerte  gleet  donate.  S)er 
arme  9ftann  a^  immcr  iueniger,  aber  er  raurfjte  immer  met)r 
unb  faf)  au^  rt)ie  ein  @e[pen[t. 

SSenn  man  i^n  fa()f  mie  er,  in  cine  9faud)n;otfe  gepfft,  10 
bor  feinem  ©djretbtifc^  fa^  —  im  braunen  @d£)Iafroc£,  mit 
gelriimmtem  9?iidcn  unb  gebeugtem  ^opfc,  —  jo  fonnte  man 
if)n  tmrHidj  !aum  bon  etnem  Mantel  unterfdjeiben. 

Sangfam,  langfam  riidte  bie  Arbeit  bor,  benn  ber  beut[d^e 
(Mefyrte  ^atte  e^  nidjt  leidjt.     @r  mu^tc  —  ba  ein  3)eutfd)er  15 
alte§  griinblid)  mad)t  —  ba<§  Garnet  au§  ben  Xiefen  feine^ 
eigenen  ©emiitel  entroidetn.     Unb  ein  beut[cfje3  ©emitt  ift 
nidjt  nur  fef)r  ttef,  fonbern  aud)  fc^r  bunfet. 

(Snblid;,  nad)  brci  9ftonatenr  luar  ba§  gro^e  SSer!  fertig, 
unb  ber  ©etef)rte  fttcfc  einen  unge^eueren  ©eufjer  ber  (£rteic^=  20 
terung  au§.     Wit  triumbfjierenber  SKtene  fd)rieb  er  auf  ba3 
Xitelbtatt  beg  bidletbigen  SD^anuffriptd : 

S)a§  ibeale  darnel, 
(Sine  5)S^tIofopf)ie  beg  Unberoufcten. 

,  meint  it)r  toot)!,  befam  ben  ^5rei^?  25 


124  ©Ificf 


5lEer  Hnfcmg  ift  fdjtoer. 

@nbe  gut,  atte3  gut. 

®eine  9?ofe  of)ne  ®ornen. 

2Ser  51  fagt,  mufj  audfj  S3  fagen. 
s      |nmger  ift  ber  befte  ®ocf). 

Srren  ift  menfd)Ii(^. 

Sitgen  fjakn  !ur§e  S3eme. 

9?eben  ift  @tt6er,  ©c^toetgen  ift  ©otb. 

©tiEe  SSaffer  ftnb  ttef. 
10      Seber  ift  feine3  ©IucEe§  ©c^mieb. 

Unban!  ift  ber  SBett  Sof)n. 

,,^a6e  id)"  ift  ein  befferer  SBoget  al3  ,,f)dtte  i<^." 

@in   ©perting  in  ber  §anb   ift  beffer  a(3   eine  Staube 
auf  bent  SDadje. 
is      X^ue  9f?ec^t  unb  fcfjeue  niemanb. 

9Sa^  §an^c§en  nic^t  lernt,  lernt  ^on§  nimmerme^r. 

Unter  ben  Slinben  ift  ber  (Sindugige  Slonig. 

3Ser   ein   gldferne^   S)ac^   fyat,  mu^   nirf)t  mit  ©teinen 
toerfen. 
20      2Ber  anbern  eine  ©rube  grabt,  fdttt  fetbft  Ijinein. 


125 

3ebermann3  $reunb  ift  niemanbeS  greunb. 

SSte  bit  mir,  fo  id)  bir. 

S)er  Sftenfrf)  benft,  aber  ©ott  lenft. 

(£in  gute§  ©ettriffen  ift  ein  fanfteg  Sftiljefiffen. 

9Korgenftitnbe  fjat  ©olb  im  9}?unbe.  5 

Siebe  unb  SSerftanb  gel^en  felten  ^anb  in  §anb. 

5e  grower  bte  9Jot,  je  nftfjer  ©ott. 

§eute  rot  —  morgen  tot. 

SSer  ben  pfennig  nid)t  e^rt,  ift  be^  X^ater^  nidjt  loert. 
.  SWii^iggang  ift  alter  Softer  5Infang.  10 

9Ku§  ift  eine  fjarte  9?u^. 

9ceib  ift  beg  SeufelS  Steib. 

9^ot  fennt  tein  ©ebot. 

SSer  ©ott  uertraut,  f)ot  toofjl  gebaut. 

<Scf)5n^eit  bergetjt,  Xugenb  befteijt.  15 

SBenn  bie  9?ot  am  gro^ten,  ift  ©otte^  ^filfe  am  nad£)ften. 

@g  ift  nirfjtjo  fo  fein  gefponnen,  es>  !ommt  boc^  enbtic^ 
an  bie  ©onnen. 

SSerfprec^en  unb  fatten,  ftefyet  fein  bet  Sungen  unb  SUten. 


Heinen  @prii(f)e  merfe  fein,  20 

(Sin  jeber  ift  ein  Sbetftein. 

SBenn  ic^  .toollte,  toa^  ic^  foEte, 
t'  id)  aEe§,  nia§  i^  mottte. 


126  ©Ifitf  Stuf 

9J?orgen,  morgen  !  —  nitr  ntd)t  Ijeute, 
©predjen  alle  tragen  Seute. 

SSer  einmal  liigt,  bem  gtau&t  man  nid)t, 
Unb  toenn  er  aud)  bie  SSafjrfyeit  fpric^t. 


J£>a.n§>  ©utgenug,  ber  trage 

feine  ©ac^e  niir  fyalb  unb  fd;(etf)t. 


Orbnung  terne,  tiebe  ftc, 
Orbnung  fpart  bir  $eit  unb 


Suft  unb  Siebe  gu  einem 
10  9)?ac^t  ade  SKfi^e  unb  5lrbett  gering. 

SSerftetjen  unb  toerftanbcn  luerben, 
unfer  ©tiicf  auf  (Srben. 


Strcue  ift  etn  feftner  ©aft, 

ti)n  feft,  too  bu  ifjn  l)a[t. 


15  28er  nur  in  fetn  |)er§  fd^auet  rec^t, 

rebet  ntdjt  bon  anbern  fd)(ed)t. 

bu  ntd)t  toitlft,  bag  man  bir  tfju', 
fiig'  aud)  leinem  anbern  gu. 


totifyrt  feine 
Sieb'  in  ©toigfcit 


NOTES 


ABBKEVIATIONS 


ace.,  accusative, 
adj.,  adjective. 
adv.,  adverb. 
art.,  article. 
aux.t  auxiliary, 
c/.,  compare. 
c<wip.,  comparative, 
con/.,  conjunction. 
dot.,  dative. 
dem.,  demonstrative. 
etc. ,  and  so  forth. 
fig.,  figuratively. 
gen.,  genitive. 
i.e.,  that  is. 
impers.,  impersonal. 
indef.,  indefinite. 
interj.,  interjection. 
interrog.,  interrogative. 
intr.,  intransitive. 
Ital.,  Italian. 
2.,  line. 


Lat.,  Latin. 
lit.,  literally. 
mod.,  modal. 
num.,  numeral. 
part.,  participle. 
pers.,  personal. 
pi.,  plural. 
poss.,  possessive. 
pref.,  prefix. 
prep.,  preposition. 
pres.,  present. 
pret.,  preterite. 
pron.,  pronoun. 
rel.,  relative. 
sep.,  separable. 
sing.,  singular. 
subj.,  subjunctive. 
superl.,  superlative. 
tr.,  transitive. 
viz.,  namely. 


128 


NOTES 


THERE  are  three  types  of  word-order,  according  to  the  position  of 
the  verb : 

I.  The  normal  order :  the  personal  verb  follows  the  subject. 

£>er  $nabe  Icrnt  ben  3Ser§,  'the  boy  learns  the  verse.'  £er 
$nabe  f|at  ben  3Ser«J  gelernt, '  the  boy  has  learned  the  verse.'  3)er 
$nabe  tmrb  ben  $Ber§  lernen,  'the  boy  is  going  to  learn  the  verse.' 
2)er  £nabe  toirb  ben  9Ser3  gelernt  Ijaben, '  the  boy  will  have  learned 
the  verse.' 

II.  The  inverted  order :  the  personal  verb  precedes  the  subject. 

©eftern  lernte  ber  £nabe  ben  S5er§,  '  yesterday  the  boy  learned 
the  verse.'  £eute  Ijot  ber  $nabe  ben  SSerS  gelernt,  'to-day  the 
boy  has  learned  the  verse.'  SDJorgen  totrb  ber  ^nobe  ben  33er§ 
lernen,  '  to-morrow  the  boy  Is  going  to  learn  the  verse. '  SKorgen 
nnrb  ber  $nabe  ben  35er§  gelernt  b,aben,  '  to-morrow  the  boy  will 
have  learned  the  verse.' 

The  non-personal  verb  stands  at  the  end  of  the  clause.  The  sepa- 
rable prefix  stands  before  the  past  participle,  the  past  participle  before 
the  infinitive :  ®r  mirb  ben  3Ser3  ab'gefcf)rieben  fiaben,  '  he  will  have 
copied  the  verse. ' 

III.  The  dependent  or  transposed  order :  the  personal  verb  is  trans- 

posed to  the  end  of  the  clause. 

2>d)  raiinfclje,  bajj  ber  $nabe  ben  33eri  lernt,  '  I  wish  the  boy  to 
learn  the  verse.'    %<fy  fioffe,  baft  ber  $nabe  ben  3Ser§  gelemt  fyat, 
'I  hope  that  the  boy  has  learned  the  verse.'    2>$  §°ffo  ^a^  bet 
129 


130  NOTES 

$nabe  ben  2?er3  lernen  ttiirb,  '  I  hope  that  the  boy  will  learn  the 
verse.'  %d)  fioffe,  bafj  bet  $nabe  ben  3Ser3  ab'geftfjrieben  fjaben 
luirb,  '  I  hope  that  the  boy  will  have  copied  the  verse.' 

As  a  rule,  the  non-personal  part  of  a  verb  ("separable  prefix," 
past  participle,  infinitive)  immediately  precedes  the  personal  verb. 

The  accent  of  German  words  is  generally  on  the  root-syllables  in 
simples  and  derivatives,  and  on  the  first  member  of  compounds. 

3  5.  Bin  id) :  inverted  order.  The  inverted  order  occurs  when 
the  independent  sentence  begins  with  any  other  word  or  words  than 
the  subject. 

37.  alter  al§t  'older  than.'  The  endings  forming  the  com- 
parative and  superlative  are  the  same  as  in  English,  viz.  -er,  -est. 
Most  monosyllabic  adjectives  modify  the  vowels  a,  o,  u,  au  in  the 
comparative  and  superlative :  alt,  alter,  alteft ;  jung,  jiinger,  jiingeft. 
The  conjunction  al§  =  'than,'  is  used  after  a  comparative. 

3e.  Sitter:  the  general  connectives  after,  'but,'  'yet,'  allot  it, 
'but,'  'yet,'  Uttb,  'and,'  beitlt,  'for,'  fonbcru,  'but,'  ober,  'or,'  do 
not  affect  the  word-order. 

3  20.     toitt,  'wants' ;  Witt:  present  of  rooHen. 

3  21.     fpridjt:  see  fpretfjen.     Many  strong  verbs  which  have  the 
root  vowel  e  change  it  into  i  or  ie  in  the  second  and  third  persons 
singular  of  the  present  indicative  and  in  the  second  person  of  the 
imperative.    Long  e  becomes  ie,  short  e  becomes  t.    Infinitive  fprecfien : 
present,  id)  fpredje,  bit  fpritfjft,  er  fprtd)t,  ttrir  fpredjen,  ifyr  fpredjt,  fie 
fpredjen;  imperative,  fpritf),  fprecfjen  ©ie.    Infinitive  jefien:  present, 
id)  fetie,  bit  fiefoft,  er  jiefit,  nrir  fefyen,  if)t  fe&t,  fie  fefien;  imperative, 
fief),  fefjen  ©ie. 

4  2.     ettt3,  '  one. '     The  neuter  form  eitt3  is  used  in  counting, 
except  when  unb  follows :  einS,  jroei,  brei ;  Ijunbert  eing ;  but  ein=unb= 
pwnjig,  Bunbert=ein=unb=jtDan3tg ;  also  einfjunbert,  etntaufenb. 

4  5.  $m  =  in  bem  'in  (the).'  The  definite  article  is  often  con- 
tracted with  prepositions.  $n  sometimes  governs  the  dative,  some- 
times the  accusative. 


NOTES  131 

4  5.     Ijubctt  ttJtr  :  why  inverted  order  ?    See  note  3  5. 

4  6.     bide  £dge,  'for  many  days.' 

4  23.  $afj  mir  ba§  £er§e  larfjt :  or  bajj  mein  §erj(e)  ladjt.  ,/JQerje" 
is  the  old  form  of  ,/^erj.''  Sftir  is  a  so-called  dative  of  interest.  It 
depends  grammatically  on  the  verb  of  the  clause.  Such  a  dative  of 
interest  is  commonly  used  in  German  instead  of  a  possessive  pronoun, 
as  in  English. 

4  27.  ©rfjctbcit  tljltt  tt»elj :  transl.  'partings  are  grievous';  lit. 
"  parting  gives  pain." 

4  28.     nod)  £wuf(e)f  '  home.'    The  c  in  the  dative  may  be  omitted. 

4  29.     fiodjt .  .  .  Ott3 :  see  au^'Iacfien.    Many  verbs  have  a  preposi- 
tion or  an  adverb  for  a  separable  prefix.     These  prefixes  are  detached 
from  the  verb  and  placed  at  the  end  of  the  principal  clause  in  the 
present,  in  the  preterite,  and  in  the  imperative.    No  separation  takes 
place  in  dependent  clauses.     Infinitive  auS'ladjen:  present,  er  lacfot 
ben  SBinter  avtS ;  preterite,  er  ladjte  ben  SBinter  au§ ;  imperative,  lodje 
ben  SCinter  <w§.    Dependent  clause:  roenn  er  ben  SBtnter  auSladjt; 
bafj  er  ben  2Binter  au3gelad)t  fiat.     The  separable  prefixes  in  com- 
pound verbs  always  take  the  principal  accent. 

6  21.    immcr  uorf),  'still.' 

5  as.    »irl»,  'going  to  be';  see  roerben. 

6  5.    eruwrfjt :  the  prefixes  fat,  emps,  cnts,  evt,  $&,  tiers,  36**  are 
never  separated  from  the  verb  and  never  accented. 

6  8.     Icgt  .  .  .  Ott  :  see  an'Iegen  in  the  vocabulary,  also  note  4  29. 

6  20.     fidftt:  for  oerlafjt,  'leave.' 

7  16.     @§  ftnb,  '  there  are.'    The  neuter  e£  here  is  the  grammatical 
or  introductory  subject.     It  anticipates  the  logical  subject  (2Bod)en), 
which  comes  after  the  verb.     (£3  in  such  cases  is  translated  by  there 
or  not  translated  at  all. 

7  24.     2hn  =  an  bent,  'on  the.'     Definite  time  is  expressed  either 
by  the  accusative  or  by  the  preposition  an  (sometimes  in)  followed  by 
the  dative. 

8  6.     frfjreikn  ttrir,  '  we  shall  write.'    In  German  the  present  tense 
is  very  often  used  instead  of  the  future. 


132  NOTES 

8  13.    ©ttefttttttterdjen,  'little  stepmother,'  'pansy.'    Nouns  ending 
in  sdjen  or  sleitt  are  diminutive  derivatives,  and  are  always  neuter :  bag 
SSatercfien  or  bag  SBaterlein,  bag  SBriiberdjen  or  bag  Sriiberletn.    Usually 
the  ending  sdjen  or  stein  conveys  the  additional  idea  of  affection; 
,,sdjett"  is  akin  to  English  "-kin,"  'manikin';  ^slettt"  to  English 
"-ling,"  'yearling,'  'sapling.' 

9  5.    er  fHjt  nnter  bem  ^Santoffel,  '  he  is  henpecked ' ;  lit.  "  he  sits 
under  the  slipper  (foot)." 

9  13.     $eitt  2Jlenfd),  'nobody' ;  lit.  "no  man." 

9  is.  fyatte  id)  flatter,  'had  I  but  leaves';  Jjfitte  is  preterite  sub- 
junctive of  Ijaben.  The  subjunctive  here  is  used  to  express  a  wish  that 
is  not  supposed  to  be  fulfilled.  —  miifjtcu,  '  would  have  to ' ;  miijHcu  is 
preterite  subjunctive  of  mitffcn.  It  is  the  conditional  subjunctive. 

9  23.     fteljt :  present  of  fcljcit.     See  note  3  21. 

10  7.     jerBridjt :  present  of  jerfcredjen.    See  note  6  5  and  3  21. 

10  7.  «JP  :  atte  (set,  >e$)  usually  drops  its  ending  before  the  defi- 
nite article  and  the  possessives.  The  elision  of  a  vowel  or  a  syllable 
is  marked  by  an  apostrophe. 

10  10.    ba  fommt  cine  Biege :  see  note  3  5. 

10  11.  frifjt . . .  ob :  infinitive  ab'frefjen.  See  note  4  29.  gfreffen, 
'to  eat,'  is  used  in  connection  with  animals;  effett,  'to  eat,'  in  con- 
nection with  human  beings. 

10  12.  btt§  ft  ii pf ri)Ctt  =  '  his  little  head. '  In  German  the  definite 
article  is  generally  used  instead  of  the  possessive  pronoun  if  the  owner- 
ship is  clear. 

10  16.  Jjitt  t§ :  the  principal  clause  takes  the  inverted  order 
when  it  is  preceded  by  the  dependent  clause:  llnb  alg  eg  bag  fagt 
(dependent  clause),  Ijot  e3  feine  Sftabeln  nrieber  (principal  clause). 

10  is.  am  meiften,  '  most  of  all.'  9Keift  is  the  superlative  of  &iel, 
comparative  ntcljr.  The  predicative  superlative,  when  no  noun  is 
understood,  ends  in  ftett,  and  is  preceded  by  om :  am  fceften,  '  best  of 
all';  am  fd)onften,  'most  beautiful  of  all.' 

10  20.  $a$,  '  that,'  is  a  demonstrative  pronoun.  It  is  to  be 
emphasized. 


NOTES  133 

11  8.     fid),  '  for  himself ' ;  fid)  is  a  reflexive  pronoun. 

11  16.  miiffen  fie  fttegen  leljreit, '  must  teach  them  to  fly.'  fieljreit 
governs  the  accusative  and  takes  the  infinitive  without  gu, 

11  22.  toettn,  'if.'  The  dependent  order  (see  page  129)  is  used  in 
dependent  clauses  introduced  by  a  subordinating  conjunction,  such  as 
ttJCtttt,  'if,'  al$t  'as,'  'when,'  bdfj,  'that,'  toeit,  'because,'  etc. 

1126.  bie,  'which,' relative  pronoun.  The  dependent  order  (see 
page  129)  is  used  in  dependent  clauses  introduced  by  a  relative  pro- 
noun or  adverb:  ber  (n>eld)er),  bic  (roeld)e),  bal  (roeldje§),  'who,' 
'which';  ftjcr,  'who';  fc)a3,  'what,'  'which';  tt»ie,  'how,'  'what'; 
IPO,  'where';  Uwnn,  'when.' 

11  26.     bic  ba§  $Keflcn  gelcrnt  IjaBett,  'who  have  learned  to  fly.' 
The  infinitive  as  verbal  noun  —  bag  5^e9en  —  *s  always  neuter  and 
has  no  plural. 

12  4.     gum  JylicflCit,  'for  flying.'     The  infinitive  as  verbal  noun  is 
usually  translated  by  the  English  verbal  noun  in  -ing. 

12  5.    ttrirb,  '  will '  or  '  is  going  to.'    See  roerben. 

12  8.     gut  =  'safely.' 

12  11.    tote  auf  ^omtnanbo,  '  as  if  at  an  order.' 

12  12.  oljite  JRoft  nod)  SfJltlj',  'without  rest  or  peace.'  Such  alliter- 
ative phrases  are  frequently  found  in  German  literature.  9iaft  and 
3luE)  are  almost  synonymous.  Compare  "kith  and  kin." 

12  14.  2Ber :  relative  pronoun.  Explain  the  word-order.  See 
note  11  26. 

12  16.    Dor  longer  3dt,  '  a  long  time  ago.' 

13  5.     tragt,   'wears';  infinitive  trflflcn.     Nearly  all  strong  verbs 
which  have  a  for  their  root  vowel  modify  a  into  a  in  the  second  and 
third  persons  singular  of  the  present  indicative :  id)  trage,  bit  tragft, 
er  tragt,  roir  tragen,  iljr  tragt,  fie  tragen.    Compare  note  3  21. 

13  7.  meitt :  poetic  for  nteiner ;  ^Dergeffen''  takes  the  genitive  or 
accusative :  icfj  oergeffe  beiner  or  bid)/  feiner  or  iljn,  be^  SJaterS  or  ben 
SSater,  ber  Gutter  or  bie  Gutter. 

13  9.     al§  :  explain  the  word-order.     See  note  11  22. 

13  12.    2tur  =  Slue,  '  meadow.'    See  note  10  7. 


134  NOTES 

13.  SBeiljttadjten :  i.e.  gen>etf)ete  =  '  sacred,'  9iac|ten,  old  form 
for  $Karf)te  =  '  nights.'  $>a3  2Betljltadjt3feft,  '  the  sacred  nights' 
festival,'  in  ancient  times  was  one  of  the  chief  festivals  of  the 
Teutons.  It  was  celebrated  in  honor  of  the  sun  god  during  the  time 
of  the  "twelve  sacred  nights,"  beginning  with  December  21.  The 
early  Christians  gave  a  Christian  significance  to  the  heathen  festival 
and  called  it  Christmas. 

14  i.  be£  24.  $>eseittber :  proper  names  do  not  take  the  ending 
§  in  the  genitive  if  the  name  is  preceded  by  an  article  or  pronoun  in 
the  genitive. 

14  2.     Jarft  or  bac!t:  infinitive  bacfen.     See  note  13  5. 

14  21.    fjer'f  ontmet :  for  fomm(e)t  ber,  a  poetic  license.    See  note  4  29. 

14  22-23.    toad  .  .  .  fitr  gfreube  un3  marf)t,  '  what  joy ...  gives  us.' 

14  24-25.     einen  SOZomcnt,  '  for  a  moment.'     The  accusative  is  used 
to  express  definite  time. 

15  5.     SWarjtyan,  'marchpane,'  from  the  Lat.  'Marci  panis,'  i.e. 
'  bread  of  St.  Mark,'  a  famous  German  Christmas  candy  made  chiefly 
of  almonds  and  sugar. 

15  14-15.  (J^re  fct  ©ott .  .  .  aBjWaefaHeit,  '  Glory  to  God  in  the 
highest,  and  on  earth  peace,  good  will  toward  men.'  Luke  ii.  14. 

15  21.    S3ettn  =  bei  bent. 

16  3.    gum  =  ju  bent,  '  for  the.' 
19.    bom  =  oon  bent,  '  of  the.' 

19  3.  })iii£tf)cn  2ftorQenfdjan,  '  little  red  rose,  that  is  as  beautiful 
as  a  morning.' 

19  7.  (£itte§  XngeS,  'one  day.'  The  genitive  is  used  to  express 
indefinite  time. 

19  e.    $ieg:ober:93rid),  'bend  or  break.' 

19  10.    fieljt :  infinitive  feljen ;  see  note  3  21. 

19  13.    Ifiuft :  infinitive  fattfen ;  see  note  13  5. 

19  is.    lojjt :  infinitive  laffcn ;  see  note  13  5. 

19  17.  mcitt  ttttt^t  btt  fcin,  'you  must  be  mine.'  For  the  sake  of 
emphasis  ttteitt  is  placed  at  the  beginning  of  the  clause.  Emphasis 
in  German  is  often  obtained  by  position. 


NOTES  135 

19  18.     id)  Btedje  bid),   'I  shall  break  you.'     Present  instead  of 
future.     See  note  8  6. 

20  4.     id)  ftedje  bid)  tief,  '  I  shall  put  my  thorns  deep  into  thy 
flesh.' 

20s.     ftidjt :  infinitive  ftcrfjett.     See  note  3. 21. 

20  10.     Jjjjrt  Itidjt  borauf,  'does  not  listen  to  it.' 

'20  is.  @alj  em  &na&T:  for  ,,@3  faf)  em  £nab'"  or  ,,@m  ftnabe  fa&." 
Grammatical  rules,  especially  the  rules  on  word-order,  are  often  dis- 
regarded by  poets.  $nuliT :  for  Siittjjttng,  'youth.' 

20  H.  Goethe  uses  the  older  inflected  form  ^eiben."  The  modern 
form  is  ^etbe."  ,,§eiben"  is  dative  singular  of  bte  Jpeibe.  Formerly 
feminine  nouns  ending  in  c  were  declined  in  the  singular. 

20  is.    9Bcr :  supply  t§  =  e3  roar. 

20  16.     Sief :  infinitive  laufett, 

20  17.  mit  utelett  ^freubett, '  with  much  joy.'  greuben  like  Sjbeiben. 
See  note  20  14. 

20  18.  9io§(cilt  tot :  the  attributive  adjective  remains  undeclined 
in  case  it  follows  the  noun. 

20  20.     iluabe  :  instead  of  bet  £nabe ;  poetic  license. 

21  i.    id)  WiKf§  nidjt  Icibcn,  '  I  will  not  endure  it.' 
21  5.    'g  WMtin  =  bag  9io§lein. 

21  7.  £alf  i^m  bod)  fcitt  2Be^  unb  2td),  '  but  no  crying  and  lament- 
ing was  of  any  avail. ' 

21  8.    2Ritftt  c§  e&en  leibcn,  '  it  simply  had  to  endure  it.' 

21  11.     (Moctljc  :  not  (SjiitJje.     Proper  names  are  seldom  affected  by 
modern  rules  of  spelling. 

22  4.     4?omer':  a^out  1000  B.C.,  the  Greek  poet  to  whom  by  tra- 
dition the  authorship  of  the  Iliad  and  Odyssey  is  assigned. 

22  4.  Sxm'te  :  1265-1321,  a  celebrated  Italian  poet,  the  author  of 
the  Divina  Commedia. 

22  11.  fottbcnt,  'but.'  ©onbern  is  preceded  by  a  negative  and 
introduces  an  opposite  statement;  afar,  'but,'  is  used  after  both 
affirmative  and  negative  clauses.  8t6cr  merely  qualifies,  but  does  not 
contradict,  the  preceding  statement. 


136  NOTES 

23  6.  in  bcm  :  or  in  roeldjem,  '  in  which';  explain  the  word-order. 
See  note  11  26. 

23  9.     fidj :  dative  of  interest,  not  to  be  translated  here. 
23  10.     (£§  gte&t,  'there  are.'     See  note  7  16. 

23  27.    modjte  gern  alletn  fein,  'liked  to  be  alone';  gent  tnijgen: 
'like  to.' 

24  2.     bid  <3rf){itte3,  'much  that  is  beautiful,'  viz.  many  beauti- 
ful poems.     The  adjective  after  Did,  '  much,'  lyeittg,  '  little,'  ettOttS, 
'something,'  ntdjtS,   'nothing,'  is  treated  as  a  substantive  in  appo- 
sition, and  is  therefore  written  with  a  capital :   tiief  (SJttte3,  '  much 
good';  nidjt3  83iJfe3,  '  nothing  bad. ' 

24  5-6.    jjetyen  .  .  .  cut .  .  .  au§ :  see  ein'gefien  and  cm^'getjen. 

25  6.     gege&en  tturb,  '  is  given ' ;  passive  voice.     The  passive  voice 
is  formed  by  the  auxiliary  wcrben  and  the  past  participle  of  the 
verb. 

26  5.     Jiiifncr  $)0ttt,   'cathedral  of  Cologne.'     Adjectives  in  ttt 
derived  from  names  of  places  are  indeclinable :  ber  Joiner  2)0tn,  beS 
Joiner  35ome§,  ein  Joiner  Sotn. 

26  is.    trfigt :  see  tragen  and  note  13  5. 

26  ie-17.  <5te  faljren  ben  9Rljeitt  Ijtmmter  obcr  fjerauf,  '  they  go  up 
or  down  the  Rhine. '  ^jet  implies  motion  toward,  Ijin  away  from  the 
speaker. 

26  is.     bc§  .§ubfon  :  see  note  14  ]. 

27  4.     2(mcrifancrinncn  :  feminine  derivatives  in  tin  double  the  n 
in  the  plural:  bie  2lmerifanerin,  bie  SKmerifanerinnen. 

27  8.     S3iibeler :    guidebook   by  Baedeker,  a  German  publisher 
(1801-1859),  noted  as  the  founder  of  a  series  of  guidebooks. 
27  8.     in  bcr  ^Wttb,  '  in  their  hands.'     See  note  10  12. 

27  9.    feljen  ...  an :  see  an'fe^en. 
2721.    nod)  imnter,  'still.' 

28  5.    etttwS  9J0mantifif}e§ :  see  note  24  2. 

28  11.     Ijoljer,  '  high ' ;  Ijod)  changes  d)  to  ^  when  declined ;  the  com- 
parative is  pljer,  the  superlative  pdjft,  ttttt 
28  13.    frf)ant  Ijinouf :  see 


NOTES  137 

28  'is.    ntd)t§  all,  'nothing  but.' 

29  3.    bo§  Stoufdjen :  see  note  11 26. 
29  5.     e3  finb  :  see  note  7  16. 

29  7.    SBflrii&er,  'past  and  gone.' 

29  s.  nw3  fofl  e3  bcbcutcn:  for  nm§  e§  Bebeuten  foil,  'what  it 
means.'  See  note  11  26. 

29  11.  $03  lotnmt  mir  mrfjt  an§  bent  ©inn,  'that  will  not  leave 
my  mind.' 

29  12.     e3  bttttfelt,  '  it  is  growing  dark.' 

29  n.    Surt  oben,  'up  yonder.' 

29  21.     tmbct,  '  therewith,'  i.e.  at  the  same  time. 

29  23.     iUJelobci :  archaic-poetic,  instead  of  9)Mobtc. 

30  1-2.     $en   ©Differ  .  .  .  ergreift  e§,   'the  boatsman  ...  is 
seized. '     The  English  passive  often  corresponds  to  impersonal  expres- 
sions in  German. 

30  5.  bic  SBcttcn  tierfrfjUnflen,  'the  waves  will  devour';  present 
instead  of  future. 

30  16.  ftnb  feljr  oft  fontpontert  ttorben,  '  have  very  often  been  set 
to  music.' 

30  16.     (£§  gtefet :  see  note  23  10. 

31  12.    IWitn,  mic  fleljt^,  '  well,  how  do  you  do  ? '  lit.  «« well,  how 
goes  it  (with  you)  ?  " 

31  13-14.  tra jictt  .  .  .  Ottf  Jpanben :  has  a  double  meaning :  (1)  '  to 
bear  on  one's  hands,'  'to  take  good  care  of;  (2)  'to  worship,' 
'to  adore.' 

31.  $n  &ift  tote  cine  23Iutne :  this  story  is  told  according  to  a 
tradition  mentioned  by  Heine's  biographer  Karpeles  and  others. 

31  16.    mndjt  ctncn  ©pajtergung,  'takes  a  walk.' 

31  18-19.  (£r  geljt  bcr  ©tintmc  ttadj,  'he  goes  in  the  direction  of 
the  voice.' 

31  20.  ftljcit,  'sitting.'  A  German  infinitive  is  often  translated 
by  the  present  participle. 

31  22.  ftcfjctt  Dleiftt,  'remains  standing.'  In  certain  phrases  the 
simple  infinitive  is  used  with  Blcilictt,  'to  remain,'  gcfjcn,  'to  go,' 


138  NOTES 

fasten,  'to drive,'  reitett,  'to ride,'  fefyett,  'to see,'  etc.:  ftcljcn  blcibcit, 
'remain  standing';  fpnjtcrcn  fasten,  'go  driving';  fdjlafeit  getycit,  'to 
go  to  sleep ' ;  lontmcn  f  cljett,  '  to  see  coming. ' 

31  24.    3d)  fontmc  turn  ttJCtt  Ijer,  '  I  come  from  a  distance.' 

32  5.    nimtttt :  see  neljmen.    See  note  3  21. 
32  s.    etttwS  Srf)onere3 :  see  note  24  2. 

32  12.    sum  2lfcfdjieb,  '  at  parting ';  gum  =  jit  bent. 

32  14.  SBorte,  'words.'  2Bort  has  two  plural  forms :  (1)  SBorter, 
single  or  detached  'words';  (2)  SBorte,  connected  'words.' 

32  n.    fdjrw' ...  on :  see  an'fdjcwen. 

32  is.  ©djfeidjt  mir  in§  £er-j  Ijittein :  or  fdileidjt  in  mein  igerj  f)tn= 
ein ;  dative  of  interest.  See  note  4  23. 

32  19.    Wliv  ift  =  eg  ift  mir,  '  I  feel.' 

32  20.  SlufS  .£iwpt  bit  =  <wf  bein  £>aupt ;  dative  of  interest.  See 
note  4  23. 

32  21.     baft  ©Ott  bid)  erljafte,  'that  God  may  keep  you.' 

33  i.     ©Ifttfi,  'Alsace,'  an  imperial  territory  (9ictdj§(anb)  of  the 
German  Empire.     Its  capital  is  Strassburg.     It  is  bounded  by  France 
on  the  west  and  by  Baden  on  the  east. 

33  6.    @ie  fpielt  gem,  '  she  likes  to  play.' 

33  8-9.    geljt . .  .  fpa§terctt :  see  fpajieren  gefjen.    See  note  31  22. 

33  11.    etttaS  <Keue3 :  see  note  24  2. 

33  16.  ftiifjt :  see  ftojjen.  ^Stofcen"  modifies  its  root  vowel  o  into 
o  in  the  second  and  third  persons  singular  of  the  present  indicative. 
Cf.  note  13  5. 

33  20.    fnict .  .  .  ttieber :  see  me'berfnieen. 

34  3.     Ifittft :  see  Icutfen,  and  note  13  5. 
34  3.     it arf)  ^ttttfe,  'home.' 

34  8.     rtoo3  :  colloquial  for  etftmd. 

34  8-9.  bcinc  Slugen  lettdjten  jo,  'why,  your  eyes  are  actually 
beaming.'  $a  ('yes ')  here  is  a  modal  adverb  and  is  to  be  rendered 
by  "why,"  "actually." 

34  is-17.    fteflt .  . .  atif :  see  auffteHen. 

34  19.    in  bic  £anbe :  see  note  10 12. 


NOTES  139 

34  25.    Brittge  .  .  .  juriirf :  see  jurucFbnngen. 

34  26.    ttwntm  bettn  ?  '  -why,  pray  ? '    $>emt,  '  then'  (like  ja,  bcel), 
may  be  rendered  in  a  number  of  ways:  'pray,'  'I  wonder,' 

'well,  then,'  'indeed,'  etc. 

35  6.     2Ufo,  'hence,'  'consequently';  never  "also." 
35  11.     2Bie  frfjnbe,  '  what  a  pity.' 

35  14.  @§  gtttfl  bte  SHiefeittodjter,  'the  giant's  daughter  went.' 
(g§  is  not  translated.  See  note  7  16. 

35  19.  e3  :  sometimes  refers  to  a  number  of  persons  or  things  in 
a  general  way. 

35  20.    fofjt'S  =  fafste  eg  ;  trug'3  =  trug  eg ;  see  tragen. 

36  2.    jufommcn  twebcr :  for  nrieber  jufammen,  for  the  sake  of 
the  meter. 

38  20.    2(n  ber  4?onb,  '  by  the  hand.' 

38  23.    fiiljrtett  ...  511 :  see  ju'fiifiren. 

39  10.     giebt  C§  bcnn  bd3  ?  '  is  there  such  a  thing  ? '     $entt  here 
is  merely  expletive  and  cannot  be  translated  at  all. 

39  11.     alT  :  see  note  10  7. 

40.  Compare  Longfellow's  translation  of  ,,£>a§  @d)lofc  am  SJleer" 
with  the  original.  The  poem  is  given  in  the  form  of  a  dialogue 
between  two  travelers,  who  have  seen  the  castle  under  widely  differ- 
ent circumstances. 

40  4.    b'ritber  (=  baritfcer)  Ijer,  'above  it.' 
40  5.     (£8  inflate,  'it  would  fain.' 

40  16.     £aitcn,  'music';  lit.  "strings." 

40  20.    4>iirtr  .  .  .  Stt :  see  jtt'fioren. 

41  2.    ©emaljl,  'consort';  bag  ©emafil  for  bie  ©emafilin  is  an 
archaic  expression,  used  only  in  poetry. 

41  5-6.    3fiiljrtett  ...  bar :  see  bar'fiifjren. 

41  8.    ©traljlenb  tot,  'radiant  with.' 

41  13.  fiubttJtgll^Ianb  (1787-1 862):  a  celebrated  lyric  poet,  scholar, 
and  statesman.  His  fame  is  based  upon  his  songs  and  ballads,  e.g. 
,,$>a§  ©dEilofe  am  2Reer,"  ,,£)eg  ©angerg  ^lud^,"  ,,®er  gute 
,,2)er  SBirtin  Xod^terlein,"  and  others. 


140  NOTES 

42.  (vrlfihtig :  or  (glbfontg,  $onig  ber  ©If en,  'king  of  the  elves.' 
Goethe  took  the  word  from  the  Danish  ellerkonge  =  '  elf -king,'  'erl- 
king.' 

42  15.     <S§  gad,  'there  were.' 

42  20.  Ijattcu :  the  subjunctive  frequently  is  used  in  dependent 
clauses  after  verbs  of  'telling,'  'thinking,'  'wishing,'  'hoping,' 
'asking,'  'supposing,'  'fearing.' 

42  20.     Wtybrurfen,  'nightmare';  cf.  'elf-ridden.' 

43  i.    ttmrben :  preterite  of  roerben. 
43  4.    faljen  ou§ :  see  au3'fef)en. 
43e.     grfiftter  SBunfdj,  'fondest  wish.' 

43  7.     fimnten  :  subjunctive  of  fonnen.     See  note  42  20. 
43  IT.    fa!)  au3 :  see  aus'fe&en. 

43  22.     216  uttb  gu,  'now  and  then'  or  'from  time  to  time.' 

44  3-4.-   trei&t .  .  .  fyer :  see  fter'treiben. 

44  8-9.  $eir  SJlottb  .  .  .  bridjt  Ijer&or,  '  the  moon  breaks  through 
the  clouds. ' 

44  8.    nod)  e&en,  'just  a  moment  ago.' 

44  11.     SBorte  :  see  note  32  14. 

44  13.     Ijalt :  infinitive  Ijalten.     See  note  13  5. 

44  13.     bent  =  '  his.'     See  note  10  12. 

44  15-ie.  (Sir  briitft  bent  $ferbe  btc  ©poren  in  btc  <3ctten,  'he 
spurs  his  horse ' ;  lit.  ' '  he  strikes  the  spurs  into  the  sides  of  the 
horse." 

44  16-n.    (Seine  9?iiftern  fcfnljcn  firfj,  'his  nostrils  were  extended.' 

44  25.    miidjte  er,  '  he  would  like  to.' 

45  10.    ftreift  .  .  .  on§ :  see  aus'ftrecfen. 
45  10.    frfjrcit .  .  .  ouf :  see  auf fd^reien. 
45  16.     ttio^I,  'close.' 

45  is.    uw§ :  for  urn  toa§,  roarum,  «why.' 

45  is.     btrgft :  see  bergen  and  note  3  21. 

46  i.    2JZattd)T   bunte   iS lumen,   '  many  gay  flowers,'  instead  of 
manege  bunte  Slumen.     sJJiaitd)c  (stv,  **&)  often  drops  its  endings 
before  an  ordinary  adjective. 


NOTES  141 

46  2.  giilbeit :  archaic  for  golbett.  According  to  the  rule,  it 
ought  to  be  giilbcncS  ©eraanb,  yet  in  poetry  the  endings  of  attributive 
adjectives  are  often  suppressed. 

46  10.  twegen  uttb  ton§en  unb  fingett  bid)  citt :  the  separable  prefix 
em  belongs  to  all  the  three  verbs.  The  present  is  used  in  a  future 
sense. 

46  17.    fofct ...  an :  see  an'fafjen. 

46  is.     citt  2etb3  getfjatt,  '  has  hurt  me.' 

49.  Stfcn  (as  =  '  beam,'  'pillar  [of  the  universe]') :  name  of  the 
Germanic  gods. 

49.  JRiefeit,  '  giants,'  the  foes  of  gods  and  men.  Having  existed 
before  the  gods,  they  considered  themselves  the  rulers  of  the  universe. 
After  being  subdued  by  the  gods,  they  looked  upon  them  as  usurpers 
and  hence  bore  them  a  deadly  hatred.  The  giants  lived  in  Utgard,  in 
the  outermost  parts  of  the  earth. 

49.  *J(sgarb  (as  =  'beam,'  gard  =  'yard'  or  'garden'):  home  of 
the  Aesir  (sing,  as)  or  gods.  It  was  supposedly  located  in  the  heavens 
above  the  earth. 

49  6.  SBotutt  or  Cbin  (wuotan,  watan  =  'wade,'  'penetrate') : 
the  highest  of  the  Teutonic  gods.  He  is  the  all-pervading  spirit  of  the 
world,  the  father  of  gods  and  men.  In  appearance,  Wotan  is  an  old, 
tall,  one-eyed  man,  with  a  long  beard,  a  broad-brimmed  hat,  a  gray 
or  blue  cloak,  and  a  spear  in  his  hand.  Two  ravens  sit  on  his  shoulders, 
and  two  wolves  lie  at  his  feet.  The  name  Wotan  survives  in  "  Woden's 
day"  or  Wednesday. 

49  8.  Jyrtcfa  or  ^frtgg  (frigg  =  '  the  beloved ') :  the  wife  of  Wotan 
and  the  queen  of  the  gods. 

49  9.  JBoIbcr  or  Salbltr  (baldr  =  '  lord ')  :  the  sun  god,  the  son  of 
Wotan  and  Fricka. 

49  11.  ftreia  (freyja  =  'mistress,'  'lady')  :  the  goddess  of  love 
and  of  spring.  Her  name  survives  in  Friday,  i.e.  Freia's  day. 

49  11.  £ljor  or  Conner  (thorr  for  thunr  =  '  thunder ') :  the  god  of 
thunder,  the  eldest  son  of  Wotan.  His  name  survives  in  Thursday, 
i.e.  Thor's  day. 


142  NOTES 

49  11.  fiofi  (loki  = 'locked'):  the  god  of  fire  and  destruction. 
He  had  a  twofold  nature,  that  is,  he  partook  of  the  character  of  both 
god  and  giant. 

49  18.     28aH)aB[a]   (valhal  =  'the  hall  of  the  chosen  heroes'): 
Valhalla,  one  of  the  abodes  of  Wotan  and  the  paradise  of  the  warriors 
who  were  slain  in  battle. 

49so.  SlUbgarb  ('middle'  +  'yard,'  'garden'):  name  of  the 
earth,  the  abode  of  men,  situated  in  the  middle  of  the  universe. 

50  9.     SBeittt,  '  when,'  is  used  to  express  indefinite  time :  roenn 
(=  'when,'  'whenever')  er  ben  jammer  in  bte  Suft  nrirft,  bann,  etc. ; 
alSf  'when,'  is  used  to  express  a  definite  past  time:  al§  ('  when')  er 
geftern  2lbenb  ben  jammer  in  bte  Suft  roarf ;  toann,  '  when,'  is  used  in 
questions  regarding  time :  roann  ('  when ')  roirb  er  ben  jammer  in  bie 
Suft  roerfen  ? 

50  is.     .ftammcr :  the  hammer  was  the  holy  symbol  of  the  Teutons 
as  the  cross  is  of  the  Christians. 
50  21.     SBetttt :  see  note  50  9. 

50  24.     Jjfitte  ;  ttitirctt  :  conditional  subjunctives. 

51  5.    fdjltef  cin :  see  ein'fdjlafen. 

51  10.    brcfytc .  .  .  urn :  see  um'brefjen. 

51  14.  tinS  afle  $u  .Viucrfjtcn  marfjcu,  '  make  us  all  slaves.'  Verbs 
of  appointing,  electing,  creating  take  the  second  object  in  the  dative 
with  jtt. 

51  21.    @r  ift  mir  gerait&t  (supply  worbett),  'I  have  been  robbed 
of  it.'    In  the  passive  voice  ^roorben"  is  often  understood. 

52  5.     nteitt  ftoftbnrftc^,  '  the  most  precious  thing  I  have.' 

52  10-11.    fcincn  .frnubcn  f(^5ne  Sonbcr  um  ben  ^>al§:  or  fd^one 
Sanber  um  ben  §alg  feiner  §unbe. 
52  12.     2U§  :  see  note  50  9. 
52  12.    iommen  falj,  '  saw  coming.'    See  note  31  22. 
52  17.     bte  =  '  his.'     See  note  10  12. 

52  23.     nirfjtfii,  ttw§,  'nothing  that.' 

53  s.    gtelje  . . .  an :  see 
53  11.    gum  aSBeifie  :  supply 


NOTES  143 

53  15.  nwfltcu  fetn  SBort  meljr  ju  fttgen,  'did  not  dare  to  say 
another  word. ' 

53  22.  £ober  or  £Bbnr  (hodhr  or  hadu=  'quarrel'):  the  blind 
god,  the  personification  of  winter. 

53  23.    $reier  (freyr  =  '  lord ') :  the  sun  god,  like  SBalber. 

53  24.     £>cintb(lU  :  the  guardian  on  the  bridge  of  the  gods. 

53  25.     <Z\)v  or  XinS  (Tins  =  'the  radiant,'  'bright'):  the  god  of 
war.     His  name  survives  in  Tuesday,  i.e.  Tius'day. 

54  15.     ffiljctt :  conditional  subjunctive. 

54  26.    gelje  mit :  see  mit'cjeljen. 

55  14-15.    fc^tctt  fidj .  .  .  nieber :  see  nie'berfe^en. 

56  i.    riefe  fitfj  bie  rtefigen  £Sitbe :  or  rteb  feme  rieftgen  £anbe. 
56  9-10.     rtef  .  .  .  jn :  see  ju'rufen. 

56  10.  Icgt  i^n  ber  SBraut  in  ben  <3djofj :  or  legt  tf)n  in  ben  @d^o§ 
ber  33raut. 

56  10-11.    gc6t . .  .  5ufommcn :  see  jufam'menge&en. 
56  21-22.    fc^rtc  .  .  .  juriitf :  see  jimicffefyren. 

56  25.    l^oltc  .  .  .  toieber :  see  roie'ber&olen. 

57  10.    ttiic  ber  SBinter :  supply  "is  unlike." 

57  11.    oitf  @rben,  'upon  earth';  (Srben  like  §eiben.    See  note 
20i4. 

58  12-13.    fol) .  .  .  etnpor:  see  empor'fefien. 

58  14.    ladjelte  ...  an :  see  an'Iad^eln. 

59  2.     bttrdj&oljre  :  subjunctive.     See  note  42  20. 

59  3.    4?e0ia  (Gotnic  halJa  =  <tlie  hidden  place'):  the  goddess  of 
death,  the  daughter  of  Loki.     Her  name  survives  in  hell,  JjboHe. 
59  5.     ben  =  'his.'     See  note  10  12. 
59s.     Xrtinmc  ftnb  Sdjiiumc,  'dreams  are  shadows';  a  proverb. 

59  8.    fafj  .  .  .  nn :  see  an'je^en. 

60  2.     jurnrfjufeljrett :  in  separable  verbs  the  prefix  tQti  and  the 
preposition  t$&i  are  inserted  between  the  separable  prefix  and  the 
verb :  juriidEgefe&rt,  juriicfsufefiren,  an§ufefien,  angefefjen. 

60  e.    etlte  ^inju :  see  fcinju'etten. 

60  11.    ftct .  .  .  nieber :  see  nie'berfaCen. 


144  NOTES 

60  12.  oljtte  .  .  .  Jtt  Ijitfcen,  '  without  having. '  The  infinitive  with 
jtt  is  used  after  the  prepositions  otyttC,  'without,'  tint,  'in  order,' 
ouftott,  'instead,'  corresponding,  in  the  case  of  oljite  and  aitftatt,  to 
the  English  preposition  with  the  verbal  noun  in  -ing. 

60  16.     $>er  :  demonstrative  pronoun. 

60  25-26.    fyabe  idj  e§  gent  getfjait,  '  I  have  been  glad  to  do  it.' 

61  i.     tirnucijtcft  btt  bfldj  ieinen  (Sib  gtt  ncljmcn,  'you  needed  not 
have  taken  an  oath.'     23raud)teft  is  conditional  subjunctive. 

61i2.    ftetye  bo,  'behold.' 

61  20.    511  @ljren,  '  in  honor  of ' ;  ©fjren  like  Speiben.    See  note  20 14. 

62  n.    fonb  .  .  .  toieber :  see  nrie'berfinben. 

62  23.     beittt  :  here  'really.' 

63  2.    ttwgt  e£,  '  dares.'    ,,(§3"  is  an  untranslatable  indefinite  object. 
63  12.     flcfdljrcn  fear,  'had  gone.'     The  auxiliary  feitt  is  used  with 

intransitive  verbs  denoting  motion  (fasten,  geljen,  reifen)  or  a  change 
of  condition  (roadjfen,  roerben,  erfranfen),  and  with  the  verbs  blctkn 
and  fcin.  3d^  itn  gegangen,  gereift,  getoad^fen,  geroorben,  erfranft, 
geblteben,  geroefen. 

63  14.  ttmgten  ftrf)  an§  i^ren  Qofyltn,  'ventured  to  come  out  of 
their  caves.' 

63  16.  SBalfiircn  (val  =  'the  slain  on  the  battle  field,'  kyrja  = 
'  choose '),  '  valkyrs,'  the  daughters  and  handmaidens  of  Wotan,  who 
wait  on  the  gods  and  heroes  in  Valhalla.  They  also  ride  to  every 
battle  field,  where  they  determine  the  victory  and  choose  the  slain, 
whom  they  carry  to  Valhalla.  See  SBalbuU,  note  49  18. 

63  17.     oitf  tyre  ©peere  flcfdjnt,   'leaning  on  their  spears.'     The 
German  past  participle  often  corresponds  to  the  English  present 
participle. 

64  s-e.    war  geritten :  see  note  63  12. 

64  19.    iljm  sur  ©cite :  or  an  feiner  ©eite. 

65  s.    fanbten  .  .  .  ait3 :  see  auS'fenben. 

66  5.    sttterte  ttor  ©djmers,  'trembled  with  pain.' 

66  ]4.  ,S;>clf)etiu :  the  home  of  Hellia  and  the  abode  of  the  dead, 
situated  below  the  earth.  See  note  59  3. 


NOTES  145 

66  23.    fommett  folj :  see  note  31  22. 

67  10-11.    itad)  ber  JRegettbogettjSMrfe  Ijitt,  '  in  the  direction  of  the 
rainbow  bridge. ' 

67  14.     iljr  $rettttbe,  transl.  'my  friends.' 

67  is.     SBrumtett,  'coats  of  mail.' 

68  4.    ftimmtctt  bet :  see  bei'fttmmen. 

68  7-8.    bcntbett  .  .  .  fcft :  see  feff  binben. 

68  21.    fittg  .  .  .  ouf :  see  auf  fangen. 

71  i.  92ieber(anb,  'Lowland,'  the  region  about  Xanten  on  the 
lower  Rhine. 

71  9.  $ttltg  ©iegfrieb,  '  young  Siegfried ' ;  instead  of  ber  junge 
©iegfrieb.  In  ballad  nicknames  the  adjective  is  uninflected,  and  the 
article  is  omitted. 

71  12.    ©djoit  af§  jmtflcv  ®ittb,  '  when  a  young  child.' 

71  14.     (£itte§  Xage3,  '  one  day.'     See  note  19  7. 

71  14.     bic  =  'his  ';  see  note  10  12. 

71  15.     oljne  5lbfd)ieb,  'without saying  good-by.' 

71  16.     mitten  in,  'in  the  midst  of.' 

71  is.     SBflitmriefett,  ' giants  of  trees,'  'gigantic  trees.' 

72  11.     iljr,  'you.'     $ljr  (applied  to  one  or  more  persons)  and  bit 
are  used  in  poems,  sagas,  fairy  tales,  the  formal  drama,  and  in  archaic 
style.     Moreover,  bit  (beiner,  bir,  bid))  is  used  in  addressing  the  divine 
being,  near  relatives,  intimate  friends,  and  young  children.     The 
plural  of  bit  is  iljr  (euer,  eucfo,  eud;).    (Sic  (3$rer,  2$nen,  @ie)  is  used 
in  addressing  strangers  and  friends.     @ie  is  always  written  with  a 
capital.     In  letters  bit  and  iljr  must  also  be  written  with  capitals. 

72  15.  fdjtwte  ...  on :  see  an'fd^avten. 

72  16.  cin  IjalbeS  £htbf  'half  grown.' 

72  24.  urn  iljn  ba§  3d)micbcu  gu  Icljrcn,  '  to  teach  him  the  art  of 
forging.' 

73  11.  jtt  fid)  font,  'came  to.' 

73  12.     bog  toifl  tdj  bir  loljitett,  '  I  '11  pay  you  for  that.' 
73  13.    beffett  3»m  \^}on  tierrattdjt  war,  '  whose  anger  had  already 
vanished.' 


146  NOTES 

73  17.     tttBrfjte,  'might,'  'would.' 

73  20-21.    fprong  ...  511 :  see  ju'fpringen. 

73  23.    %af  ba§  mijt^teft  bu  Woljl,  '  yes,  would  n't  you  like  to  ? ' 

73  23.     ftmttgt :  the  present  is  used  for  the  past  in  lively  narration. 

74  5.    §itnbet ...  on :  see  an'jiinben. 

74  12-13.    ttiie  erftaunte  er,  'how  astonished  was  he.' 

75  9.     gcurinuft  bu :  present  in  a  future  sense. 
75  17.    ^>ijre  gu :  see  jit'fjoren. 

75.  sJit  be  lunge  nljoii,  'the  Niblung  Hoard,'  a  large  treasure  origi- 
nally owned  by  the  Nibelungs,  a  race  of  dwarfs,  so  called  from  their 
king  Nibelung,  who  lived  in  Niflheim  or  Nebelheim  ('  fog '  -f-  '  home '), 
the  cold  world  of  fogs. 

75  22.     Sarntyelm  (tarni  =  'secret'),  'tarn  cap,'  a  magic  hood  that 
made  the  wearer  invisible  or  changed  him  into  any  form  desired. 

763.     nitj§  Sttttb,  'ashore.' 

76  5.    92iftehtng :  see  9Hbelungenf)ort,  note  75. 

76  6-7.  3lubnwrt  nturijtc  nuri)  mdjt3  Itcber,  'Andwari,  too,  liked 
nothing  better. ' 

76  13.     tiwrf  Dtter  tot,  '  killed  Otter  by  throwing  (a  stone  at  him) '  ; 
lit.  "threw  Otter  dead." 

7621.  SBergelb  (wer  =  'man,'  gild  =  'payment'),  'weregild,'  a 
fine  which,  in  lieu  of  other  punishment,  was  prescribed  for  man- 
slaughter or  other  crimes. 

77  2.    beitt  ficbcn  Befyaltett,  '  escape  alive.' 

78  14.     cntf§  $intj)t,  'upon  his  head.'     See  note  10  12. 

78  15.  WHmmcrs.frctbc,  'Glittering  Heath,'  an  imaginary  place. 

78  20.  ©rijon  fcit  Stoljrett,  '  for  a  good  many  years.' 

79  12.  ben  =  '  his';  see  note  10  12. 

80  11.  £er  mit  bcr  2Boffe,  '  give  me  the  weapon.' 

81  5.  SBegegnetr  =  ba  fcegegnete. 

81  5.  tttattdj'  9ttttcr  Wert,  '  many  a  worthy  knight. '  See  notes  46 1 
and  20  18. 

81  s.  2>o§  Wor  iljm  fritter  unb  leib  gcttug,  '  that  was  a  great  vexa- 
tion and  grief  to  him.' 


NOTES  147 

81  12.     luftig  gfeiter :  see  note  46  2. 

81  17.     fitnttt :  obsolete  for  !onnte, 

82  n.     jo  :  here  'why.' 

83  14.     £cr  2Ute  :  see  note  49  6. 

84  n-18.    tyrod) .  .  .  an§ :  see 

85  11.    gog  .  .  .  ait§ :  see 

85.  Sfruttljifoe  (brunja  =  '  Briinne '  =  '  coat  of  mail,'  hilt  =  '  com- 
bat ') :  a  valkyr.  See  note  63  16. 

85  23.     Dor  (Smguttg,  'with  excitement.' 

86  13.    al§  toenn  fie  angettwrfjfett  Ware,  'as  if  it  had  grown  fast 
there.'     See  note  63  12. 

86  21-22.    @ic  rtcf)tete  fid)  f|orf|  nuf,  '  she  sat  up  erect.' 

87  2.    2Balfure :  see  note  63  16. 

87  is.  gur  (Strafe  fiir,  'as  a  punishment  for.' 

87  23.  $er,  'he.' 

87  25.  ©djlafborit,  'the  thorn  of  sleep,'  a  magic  thorn. 

87  25.  $>te  'JUtflcit  fielen  mir  511,  '  my  eyes  closed.' 

88  10.  Jjfitte  tc^  OUC^,  '  and  if  I  had  to.' 

88  13.    fie  fief eftigten  tljreit  SBtinb,  '  they  sealed  their  union. ' 
91  4.     f^on  lange,  'long.'     ,t<&tf)onH  is  not  translated;  it  merely 
emphasizes  ,,Iange." 

91  14.     $eter3ftrdje :    Saint  Peter's  in  Home,  the  metropolitan 
church  of  the  Roman  see. 

92  7-8.    §ogen  .  .  .  etn :  see  ein'jtefien. 

92  10-11.     9tu§  ^reunbCtt  tuurben  f^einbe, '  friends  became  enemies. ' 

92  la-is,    gtng  .  .  .  toerloren :  see  oerloren  gefien. 

92.  ber  ^njfjeitftcwfe  :  the  name  is  derived  from  the  former  castle 
of  Hohenstaufen  near  Stuttgart  in  Wtirtemberg,  the  seat  of  the  Hohen- 
staufen  family,  which  furnished  sovereigns  to  Germany  from  1138  to 
1208  and  from  1215  to  1254. 

93  9.     getoefen :    for    geroefen  roar.     Auxiliaries   are   sometimes 
omitted  for  the  sake  of  euphony. 

93  12.  §u  feljen  War,  'was  to  be  seen';  active  construction  for 
English  passive. 


148  NOTES 

93  is.  fci :  the  mood  of  indirect  discourse  in  German  is  the  sub- 
junctive. 

93  18.     iil)ffl)ijufcrficrg  :  a  mountain  (1395  feet  high)  and  formerly 
also  a  castle  in  Schwarzburg-Rudolstadt,  not  far  from  Weimar. 

94  i.     Xfyttriitgen :  a  mountainous  region  in  central  Germany. 
94  3.     bent  Ic^tcn  9teft,  '  all  that  remains.' 

94  15-16.    ift .  .  .  gettwdjfett :  see  note  63  12. 
96  3.    tmmttdfteinern  =  tnarmorfteinern,  'of  marble.' 
96  5-6.     turn  gftfldjfc,  toon  Jycucrcujlut :  referring  to  the  color. 
96  10.    ©ein  2htgr  Ijafli  offcn  $tt»inft  =  er  jnrinfert  tnit  Ijalb  offenem 
2luge:  transl.  'his  eyelids  quiver.' 

96  11.    jc  itddj  (augem  [gettjJJRauttte,  'ever  after  a  long  interval.' 
96  12.     tmttft,  '  makes  a  sign,'  'beckons.' 

96  21.     The  author  of  the  poem,  Friedrich  Riickert  (1788-1866), 
professor  of  Oriental  languages  in  Erlangen  and  Berlin,  was  one  of 
the  greatest  masters  of  poetic  forms  the  Germans  ever  had. 

97.  1)er  betttfdjsfrattjoftfdje  ®rteg,  '  the  Franco-German  or  Franco- 
Prussian  war,'  the  war  of  1870-1871  between  France  and  Germany. 

97  11.     «^»of)Clt5t)Ucrn :  the  name  of  the  present  imperial  family  of 
Germany.     It  is  derived  from  the  castle  of  Hohenzollern  in  Swabia. 
The  Hohenzollern  ruled  over  Brandenburg  from  1415 ;  they  became 
kings  of  Prussia  in  1701  and  German  emperors  in  1871. 

97  13.  beittfdjctt  Staatcu :  Germany  is  composed  of  twenty-six 
states,  the  most  important  of  which  are  the  kingdoms  of  Prussia, 
Bavaria,  Wurtemberg,  Saxony,  the  grand  duchies  of  Baden,  Hesse, 
Mecklenburg- Schwerin,  Mecklenburg- Strelitz,  Oldenburg,  Saxe- 
Weimar,  the  duchies  of  Braunschweig,  Saxe-Meiningen,  Saxe-Coburg- 
Gotha,  Saxe-Altenburg,  etc. 

97  17.     92apoleon  bcr  2>rtttcf   '  Napoleon  III,'  emperor  of  the 
French  1852-1870,  the  nephew  of  the  great  Napoleon.     See  note 

9926. 

98  3.    tnifdjte  .  .  .  etn :  see  etn'mifc^en. 
98  5.    an^uucfjmcn :  see  note  60  2. 

98  17.    feincn  Sorttwnb  raeljr,  '  no  longer  a  pretext.' 


NOTES  149 

98  20-21.  war  gerabe  §nr  $ur  im  SBabe  Gtn§,  '  was  at  that  time 
drinking  the  waters  in  Ems.' 

98  21.  Gm§  :  a  town  and  watering  place  in  Prussia,  not  far  from 
Coblenz. 

98  26.     trat .  .  .  Stt  ifjtlt,  'stepped  up  to  him.' 

98  27.     gob  .  .  .  iljm  bte  4?anb,  'shook  hands  with  him.' 

99  4.     ift  ja  alfc§  ill  OrbniUtg,  '  why,  everything  is  all  right  now.' 
99  14-15.    liefer  ofecr  ttefj  iljnt  burdj  fcincn  9lbj;ntaitten  fogen, '  but 

the  latter  sent  him  word  through  his  aid-de-camp.' 

99  24.     G'lfofj,  'Alsace.'     See  note  33  i. 

99  25-26.  Ijatte  .  .  .  im  ©taufce  Kegett  ntuffcn,  'had  been  obliged 
to  crouch  in  the  dust.'  When  a  perfect  tense  of  a  modal  auxiliary  is 
accompanied  by  a  dependent  infinitive,  the  infinitive  of  the  modal 
auxiliary  is  used  instead  of  the  past  participle  :  e.g.  liegett  tttiiffctt  and 
not  liegcn  gemufjt. 

99  26.     9?apoleon  bent  drfteit :  Napoleon  Bonaparte,  born  at  Ajaccio, 
Corsica,  in  1769,  emperor  of  the  French  1804-1814,  died  at  St.  Helena 
1821. 

100  a.    A  Berlin :  French,  nadf)  Berlin ! 

100  s.    ntarfrfjierten  .  .  .  lo§ :  see  loS'marfdjieren. 

100  ?.    natty  $ranfreidj  Ijinein,  'on  into  France.' 

100  8.  bet  Stonprinj  ^-rtcbriri) :  Crown  Prince  Frederick,  son 
of  William  I,  commanded  the  third  army  in  the  Franco-German 
war,  and  was  German  emperor  and  king  of  Prussia  from  March  9  to 
June  15,  1888. 

100  8.  SWoItfc  :  Count  Hellmuth  von  Moltke  (1800-1891),  a  cele- 
brated Prussian  field  marshal,  the  chief  strategist  in  the  Franco- 
German  war. 

100  8.  SHSntorrf :  Otto,  Prince  von  Bismarck  (1815-1898),  the 
greatest  German  statesman,  the  creator  of  German  unity  and  the  first 
chancellor  of  the  German  empire. 

100  9.  SRooit :  Count  von  Roon  (1803-1879),  a  celebrated  Prussian 
general  and  .minister  of  war  1859-1873. 

100  14-15.    jogen  .  .  .  ein :  see  ein'jiefjen. 


150  NOTES 

100  23.     -JHiCiarbett :  one  milliard  is  a  thousand  millions. 
100  23.     ^rattf :   a  French  silver  coin  of  the  value  of  twenty 
cents. 

100  25.     ($:lfafj=fi0tl)rittgen,  'Alsace-Lorraine,'  since  1871  an  impe- 
rial territory  (3teid)§lanb)  of  the  German  empire. 

101  10.     SBcrfaiflC'3  :  a  town  in  France,  situated  eleven  miles  west 
of  Paris.     It  contains  a  famous  royal  palace  built  by  Louis  XIV. 

101  10-12.    botcn  ...  on :  see  an'bieten. 

101  15.    fortgcfiogcu :  see  fort'fliegen,  and  note  60  2. 

101  16.     War  .  .  .  criuarfjt,  'had  awakened.'    See  note  63  12. 

101  20.     Sciwn :  a  French  city  situated  on  the  Meuse,  in  the 
department  of  Ardennes. 

102  13.     im  ftttoyfforf),  'in  their  buttonhole.'     See  note  10  12. 

102  26-27.     be§  eifcrnen  fireuseg,  'of  the  Iron  Cross,'  a  Prussian 
order  founded  in  1813,  and  conferred  for  military  services  in  the 
wars  against  Napoleon.     In  1870  the  order  was  revived  by  William  I. 

103  15-16.    ftttnmen  @ic  ein  tnit  mir  in  ein  bonnernbe^  $orfj,  'join 
me  in  giving  three  thundering  cheers  for.' 

103  IT-IS,  ber  $atfer  unb  ftiwijj  (efce  Ijorfj,  '  long  live  the  emperor 
and  king.' 

103  22.    The  author  of  ,,§eil  bir  im  ©iegerfranj"  is  Heinrich 
Harries  (1790). 

104  6.     gentddjt  (fjai) :  auxiliaries  are  often  omitted  in  dependent 
clauses. 

104  9.     SBci  ben  erften  3fil5CJt,  '  in  speaking  the  first  sentences.' 

104  12-13.     totrb  .  .  .  gum  4?elben,  '  changes  into  a  hero.' 

104  14.  .  gccnbct  (fyat) :  see  note  104  6. 

104  15-16.  This  couplet  is  from  Schiller's  Wilhelm  Tell,  Act  II, 
Scene  2.  It  was  often  quoted  during  the  Franco-German  war. 

104  17.  ba  crfdjaflt  fturmtfdjer  3tpplau§,  'the  hall  rings  with 
applause.' 

104  20.  The  author  of  ,,2)eutfd)[attb,  £eutfcf)Ianb  U&er  alleS"  is 
Hoffmann  von  Fallersleben  (1798-1874),  a  German  poet,  philologist, 
and  literary  historian. 


NOTES  151 


104  22.  £rttlje  :  old  form  for  Xtofy  'defiance.'  (giijulj  imb  £tttlj, 
'offense  and  defense,'  is  a  popular  alliterative  expression. 

104  24-25.     The  rivers  3Jlott§,  9KeitteI,  @tfdj,  and  the  «8ctt  (a  sea 
passage)  indicate  respectively  the  western,  eastern,  southern,  and 
northern  frontiers  of  Germany. 

105  2.    geljt  itadj  berfeHJen  SDtelobte,  '  is  sung  to  the  same  tune.' 
105  3.    fingen  .  .  .  tnit  :  see  mtt'fingen. 

105  11.  The  author  of  ,,S)te  2Badf)t  am  Jtfjein"  is  Max  Schnecken- 
burger  (1819-1849).  The  poem  was  written  in  1840,  and  won  popular 
favor  during  the  Franco-German  war.  The  composer  of  the  poem  is 
Carl  Wilhelm  (1854).  During  the  war  of  1870-1871  it  became  a 
national  song. 

105  16.     2teBr  :  for  HebeS.     See  note  46  2. 

105  21.  fie  fingcn  ba§  fiteb  letfe  mtt,  'they  join  in  singing  the 
song  softly.' 

105  21-22.    bletbctt  .  .  .  fteljen  :  see  ftefjen  bleiben,  note  31  22. 

105  26.     brauf?CJi,  '  out  '  (in  the  street). 

105  26.     brinnen,  '  in  '  (the  hall). 

106  21.     9Koc9)ZaI)Ott,  Due  de  Magenta  (1808-1893),  a  marshal  of 
France,  commander  of  the  first  army  corps  in  the  Franco-German 
war.     In  1873-1879  he  was  president  of  the  French  republic. 

106  23.    gefongen  gcnomntcn  :  see  gefcmgen  nefjmen. 

107  11-12.     The  author  of  the  hymn  ,,3lun  banfet  alle  ©ott"  is 
Martin  Rinckart  (1586-1649). 

107  14.  SkrUner  Sdjuljugcnb,  'school  children  of  Berlin.'  See 
note  26  5. 

107  21.     ,,Unter  ben  Sinben":  a  famous  street  in  Berlin.     On  it 
are  the  imperial  and  princely  palaces,  the  statue  of  Frederick  the 
Great,  the  University,  etc. 

108  5.     bcr  (lite  ^frt^,   'old  Fritz,'  a  nickname  of  Frederick  the 
Great,  king  of  Prussia  from  1740  to  1786.     Proper  names  preceded 
by  an  adjective  take  the  definite  article. 

108  10-11.  nrittftc  mtt  bent  Safdjentudje,  '  waved  her  handkerchief.' 
See  note  10  12. 


152  NOTES 

108  25.     cr  tyotte  gcnmlttgcn  ^wnger,  'he  was  awfully  hungry.' 

109  i.     in  bic  Grfe,  '  into  a  corner '  (of  the  room). 
109  6.     toofltc  gcrabe,  'was  just  about  to.' 

113  is.     3(Uc3  :  for  alle,  'all  persons,'  'everybody.' 

113  18.     au3fteia,Ctt !    The  infinitive  is  often  used  with  the  force  of 
an  imperative. 

114  7.     ©1C  rettttt  auf  itytt  JU,  '  she  runs  up  to  him.' 

114  8.     DcrloOt,   'engaged'  (to  be  married).     The  lady  ought  to 
have  said  ,,engagiert." 

114  9.    fdjaut ...  on :  see  an'fdiauen. 

114  10.     Wniut :  here  'husband.' 

114  n.     !!5cr,}ctl)uug  :  for  iclj  bitte  ttm  SBerjeityung. 

114n.     9)Jubamrf)en,  'dear  lady.' 

114  21.     $ft  ein  Ungliirf  gefrfjetycn?  'have  you  met  with  an  acci- 
dent ? ' 

115  7.     cin  Satyr,  '  for  a  year.' 

115  10.    SHein  $arriet :  see  note  71 9. 

116  5.     imiitcv  lutcbcr,  'again  and  again.' 
116.    $>a§  cifcrnc  ^rcuj :  see  note  102  26-27. 

117  12.    9Jodj  an  bcmfelfcen  Xogc,  'on  the  selfsame  day.' 

117  is.    cin  Satyr :  see  note  115  7. 

118  6.     ©Jwflteft,  'haunted  den.' 

118  10.  Stber  audj  itym  gcf aflt  e§  ni(tyt,  '  but  it  does  not  please  him 
either.' 

118  is.  um  otte§  in  bcr  298eU,  '  for  heaven's  sake.' 

118  20.  3dj  oudty  nidtyt,  'neither  do  I.' 

118  22.  ttor  Diclcn  Satyrcn,  '  many  years  ago. ' 

119  4.  9Wtnutcnlang,  'for  several  minutes.' 

119  12.    £a6en  <Sic  nun  nocty  fiuft  ?  '  do  you  still  wish  ? ' 
119  16.     SRorfj  tycutc  9l6enb,  'this  very  evening.' 

120  7.     btt§  ift  ja  bcr  933inbf  '  why,  that 's  the  wind,  to  be  sure.' 
120  s.    9Kottbtanbfdjoft  bran^en,  'the  landscape  without  in  the 

moonlight.' 

120  10.    bcrnteibet  ed  . .  .  gu  getycn,  'he  avoided  going.' 


NOTES  153 

120  22.     duf  bc§,  ttiaS,  '  at  what.' 

121  i.     frfjrtcb  .  .  .  cincn  *-)Srct§  on§,  'offered  a  prize.' 

121  10.     2af)ttro :  the  great  desert  in  the  northwestern  part  of 
Africa. 

121i9.     frfjon  longft,  'long  ago.' 

122  2.     2J?ofIa,  'mocha,'  a  choice  quality  of  coffee  produced  in 
Yemen  in  Arabia,  Mocha  being  its  port. 

122  8.  afle  Jponbe  &ofl  W  tfjiit,  '  his  hands  full.' 

122  11.     ill  ber  GUe,  '  in  a  hurry.' 

122  12.     ait^  nirf|t,  'nor.' 

122  15.     wo  fouft  al>3,  'where  else  but.' 

122  20.  nttt  $u(fe,  '  with  the  help  of.' 

122  27.    9$rei3an3fdjrei6en,  '  offer  of  a  prize.' 

123  s.  tmnter  toeniger,  'less  and  less.' 
123  8.  tmmcr  nteljr,  '  more  and  more.' 

123  15.  Ijatte  e3  ttidjt  leicfjt,  '  had  not  an  easy  task.' 

123  20.  ftieft  .  .  .  cincn  ©CUf^cr  .  .  .  (W§,  'heaved  a  sigh.' 

123  25.  2Ber,metnt  t^r  tt>o^l  ?  '  who,  do  you  think  ? ' 

124  2.  (Jnbc  gut,  Otte3  gut,  '  all  is  well  that  ends  well.' 
124  5.  ganger  ift  bcr  fcefte  $odj,  '  hunger  is  the  best  sauce.' 
124  7.  fiitgen  Ijafccn  fttrjc  Seine,  'liars  are  short-lived.' 

124  s.  9Jeben  ift  ©il&er,  ©t^weigen  ift  ©otb,  'speech  is  silver, 
silence  is  golden.' 

124  10.  3eber  if*  fei«e3  &\Mt§  @rf)mieb,  'every  one  must  carve 
his  own  fortune.' 

124  11.  Unban!  ift  ber  SBelt  fiotytt,  '  one  gets  nothing  but  ingrati- 
tude in  this  world.' 

12412.    ^fitteuV'iflhad.' 

124  13.  (gin  Sperling  .  .  .  OUf  bent  $>odje,  '  a  bird  in  the  hand  is 
worth  two  in  the  bush.' 

124  15.  £Ijue  9Zecf)t  unb  fdjeue  niemanb,  'do  right  and  fear  no 
one.' 

124  16.  2Sa§  $fin§rf)en  .  .  .  nimmermeljr,  'you  can't  teach  an  old 
dog  new  tricks. ' 


154  NOTES 

124  n.  Hitter  ben  SBttnben  .  .  .  $b'ntg,  '  among  the  blind  the  one- 
eyed  are  kings. ' 

124  is.  228er  cin  gloferneS  .  .  .  ttierfen,  '  people  that  live  in  glass 
houses  must  not  throw  stones. ' 

124  20.     2Ber  anbcrn  .  .  .  fdoft  Ijtueut,  'harm  watch,  harm  catch.' 

125  3.     $>er  2Wenf  dj  .  .  .  lenft,  '  man  proposes,  but  God  disposes. ' 
125  4.     ©in  gute§  .  .  .  Stllljeftffeit,   '  a  clear  conscience  is  a  sure 

card. ' 

125  5.    9Korgenftunbe  Ijat  ©otb  im  SJlunbe,  '  the  early  bird  catches 

the  worm.' 

125  s.     £cute  rot  —  morgen  tot,  'to-day  gold,  to-morrow  dust.' 
125  9.    28er  ben  pfennig  .  . .  tuert,  '  who  will  not  keep  a  penny 

shall  never  have  many.' 

125  10.    ajtitftiggong  .  .  .  5lnfang,  'idleness  is  the  root  of  all  evil.' 
125  11.     SJhtfj  .  .  .  9?ujj,  'there  is  no  virtue  like  necessity.' 
125  is.     9Jot  fcnnt  fetn  (SJeoot,  '  necessity  has  no  law.' 
125  n.     @§  tft  nidjtS  ,  .  .  Somtcit,  'murder  will  out.'    ©onnen 

like  §eiben.     See  note  20  14. 

125  19.     fteljet  f Ctlt  6ctr  '  is  well  becoming  to. ' 

125.     2Herfretme,  bie  ('mark'  +  'rhymes  ') :  sayings  arranged  in 

rhyme  so  as  to  be  easily  remembered. 

125  22.    fooflte  .  .  .  foflte  .  .  .  fo'nnt',  '  would  do ...  should  do ... 
could  do.' 

126  4.     toeittt  .  .  .  Ol«^f  'although.' 

126  9.  fiuft  ttttb  fiicfic  .  .  .  goring,  'the  labor  we  delight  in 
physics  pain.' 

126  12.    6rbcn :  like  Jpeiben.    See  note  20  14. 

126  17.     tI)UT,  'should  do';  present  in  a  future  sense. 

126  18.  btt3  fugT  »  .  .  Ottbcrn  Jtt,  '  that  do  not  inflict  on  anybody 
else.' 


Sorftufc 

£ie  &amtHe.  ©cite  3.  —  1.  SBag  bat  jebeg  £inb  ?  2.  SBer  (who) 
finb  bie  @ltern  beg  £inbeg  ?  3.  2Bag  finb  (gltern  unb  linber  ?  4.  SBag 
ift  bag  $inb  ?  5.  &aben  @ie  (you)  einen  Sruber  ?  6.  £aben  <5ie 
eine  ©cbroefter?  7.  SBte  oiele  (how  many)  Dnfel  unb  Santen  baben 
@ie  ?  8.  SBie  oiele  SSettern  unb  Goufinen  baben  @ie  ?  9.  SBie  oiele 
ftinber  fiat  ber  Dnfel  ?  10.  Semen  @ie  ben  SJerg. 

®cr  2Stnter.  ©cite  4.  —  1.  SBag  ift  ber  SBinter  ?  2.  2Bie  oiele 
Sa^regjeiten  ^at  bag  2>afo.r?  3.  SCeld^eg  (which)  finb  bie  3i^eg= 
jetten  ?  4.  SBag  baben  roir  im  JBinter  ?  5.  SBann  (when)  beginnt 
ber  SBtnter?  6.  SBann  fdjetbet  ber  SBinter?  7.  2Belc§e  Saljregjeit 
fommt  nadg  bem  SBinter  ?  8.  SBag  bringt  ung  ber  griifiling  ?  9.  SBag 
fingen  bie  9ftenfdE)en  im  ^"^in9? 

£>er  turfurf.  ©cite  5.  —  1.  SBag  ift  ber  tfucfuc!  ?  2.  SBag  fiir  ein 
33ogel  ift  ber  ftudEudE  ?  3.  SBo  (where)  lebt  er  ?  4.  SBer  ge^t  in  ben 
SBalb  jum  ^udEuct  ?  5.  SBag  ruft  bag  2Rdbc§en  ?  6.  SBag  antroortet  ber 
flucfucf?  7.  SBag  ift  ein  ^ucfudE"  ?  8.  SBag  finb  jtoei  ,,j 
brei  ,,^udfudE"  ?  5  roan  jig  ,,£udEudE"  ?  9.  SBag  ruft  bag 
bann?  10.  SBie  oiele  ,,^udfudf"  jafjlt  fie?  11.  Semen  <3ie  ben  SSerg 
oom  nRutfuti." 

$er  ^rii^ling.  ©cite  6.  —  1.  SBag  ift  ber  5ru^^n9 ?  2.  SBag 
gefdgtefit  (happens)  im  griibling  ?  3.  SBag  fiir  ein  (what  kind  of  a) 
£leib  legt  bie  Grbe  an  ?  4.  SBag  ftedEt  fie  auf  bag  Sleib  ?  5.  SBag 
fiir  33(umen  finb  bteg  ?  6.  SBo  road^fen  fie  ?  7.  SBann  lomnten  bie 
•Katglocfcfjen ?  8.  SBo  roacf)fen  fie?  9.  SBobin  (where)  gefien  bie 
10.  SBag  tbun  (do)  fie  im  SBalbe  ?  11,  SBag  fingen  fie  ? 
155 


156 


Satyr.  ©cite  7.  —  1.  SBie  mele  Sage  fc>t  bag  3af>r  ?  2.  SBie 
lang  ift  ber  Sag  ?  bie  Jladjjt  ?  3.  2Bann  finb  bie  Sage  fur}  ?  4.  SBie 
finb  bie  3iad^te  im  SBinter  ?  5.  SBeldje  3eit  (time)  beg  Sageg  (Sageg= 
jeit)  lommt  nadE)  bent  SJJorgen  ?  nadf)  bem  -DJittag  ?  nadE)  bem  2tbenb  ? 
6.  SBie  oiele  SKonate  fjat  bag  Safjr?  7.  SBie  oiele  Sage  l)at  ber 
2ftonat?  8.  SBie  t>iele  Sage  f)at  ber  2ftonat  gebruar?  9.  2BeIcf)eg 
finb  bie  jroolf  SKonate  beg  3al)re3  ?  10.  SBeld^e  donate  finb  5Binter= 
monate  ?  ©ommermonate  ?  11.  5Bie  Dtele  2Borf)en  f)at  ba§  ^a^r  ? 
12.  2Bie  Diele  Sage  f>at  bie  SBodEje  ?  13.  ^ennen  @ie  (name)  bie  Sage 
ber  SBod&e  (SBodjentage).  14.  SBeldjeg  ift  ber  erfte  Sag  beg  ^afjreg  ? 
15.  2BeItt)eg  ift  ber  le^te  Sag  beg  Safjreg  ?  16.  2Sann  ift  3^r  (your) 
©eburtgtag  ?  17.  9Bann  finb  @ie  geboren  ?  18.  ©agen  @ie  mir  ben 
SSerg  iiber  (about)  bie  donate. 

^a§  ©ttcfmuttcrrfiett.  @cite  8  itub  9.  —  1.  SOBag  ift  bag  ©ticf* 
miitterdjen  ?  2.  SBeldrie  Seite  (parts)  f)at  jebe  Stume  ?  3.  SBie  oiele 
Sluntenbldtter  unb  ilelc^bldtter  f)at  bag  ©tiefmiitterd^en  ?  4.  &efcf)rei= 
ben  (describe)  @ie  bie  Shunenbla'tter  unb  bie  ^eldjb  latter.  5.  SBarum 
^at  bie  33Iume  ben  Seamen  ,,@tiefmiitterd9en//  ? 

2)a§  SBaumdjen  im  2Balbe.  Scitc  9  unb  10.  —  1.  2Bo  fte^t  bag 
SaiimdEjen?  2.  Sefdjreiben  @ie  bag  Sdumcfien.  3.  SBag  fagt  eg? 
4.  2Bag  fur  flatter  nmnfdjt  eg  ju  ^aben  ?  5.  SBann  ift  fein  SBunftt) 
erfiillt  ?  6.  SBer  fie^t  bie  golbenen  Slatter  ?  7.  33efdE>reiben  @ie  ben 
Suben.  8.  SDBag  t^ut  er  mit  ben  golbenen  Slattern  ?  9.  SBag  fitr 
flatter  roiinfcfit  fidj  bag  traurige  Saumdjen  nun  ?  10.  2Bag  gefd^ie^t 
(happens)  mit  ben  glafernen  Slattern  ?  11.  SBag  fur  Statter  ^at  bag 
Sdumdjen  am  nadEjften  SJtorgen?  12.  3Ber  frijjt  bie  griinen  flatter 
ab  ?  13.  SBag  fagt  bag  Saumdjen  ba  ?  14.  SBag  ift  bag  @nbe  ber 
©efd[)idE)te  (story)? 

$>er  ©tor^.  ©cite  10-12.  —  1.  33efdE)rei6en  @ie  ein  beutfdfjeg  33auer= 
^aug.  2.  Sefd^reiben  @ie  ben  ©tord^.  3.  SBarum  ift  ber  ©tordEj  ein 
beutfd^er  SBogel  ?  4.  SBo  ift  er  im  SBinter  ?  5.  SBag  fudfjt  er  fid?  am 
SRil  ?  6.  Sn  rceld^er  Safjregjett  fommt  er  nad?  Seutfd^Ianb  ?  7.  SBo 
Ijaben  ©tord?  unb  ©tordEjin  i^r  3ieft  ?  8.  SBag  tfjut  ber  ©tordj  ?  SBag 
tfjut  bie  ©tordjin?  9,  SBag  miiffen  bie  fleinen  ©tordje  lernen? 


Srctgen  157 

10.  2Bag  gefdEjiefit,  roenn  fie  nidfjt  fliegen  lernen  ?  11.  SBofjin  (whereto) 
fliegen  bie  anberen  ©torcfie  ?  12.  2Bo  fommen  fie  oor  bee  Steife  jufam= 
men  ?  13.  2Bag  tfyun  fie  mit  ifjren  ©rfinabeln  ?  14.  3Bag  flappern  fie  ? 

$a§  $ergifjmctmti(f|t.  ©cite  12-13.  —  1.  2Bag  ift  bag  SSergijjmein; 
nicf)t  ?  2.  9Zennen  @ie  anbere  Slumen.  3.  2Ber  hat  ben  Slumen  ib,re 
9iamen  gegeben  ?  4.  28ann  roar  bag  ?  5.  2Besf)alb  (why)  roaren  bie 
Slumen  alle  »oll  greube  ?  6.  SBarum  (why)  roar  ein  Sliintdjen  trau= 
rig  ?  7.  28er  fommt  in  ber  Jiadjt  311  if)tn  ?  8.  35Ba§  fagt  ber  Hebe 
©ott  ?  9.  2Bie  jeigt  (shows)  ba§  S3liimcf)en  feinen  S)anl  gegen  ©ott  ? 
10.  2Ba3  fagt  e§  jebem  SJlenfd^en  ?  11.  Semen  @ie  bie  fieiben  SSerfe. 

aSci^tttt^tcn.  Scitc  13-14.  —  1.  2Ba3  fingen  bie  beutfdjen  ^inber 
am  SBei^nad^tifefte  ?  2.  2Bie  nennt  man  ben  2lbenb  beS  24ften  Sejem= 
ber  ?  3.  SBeldEje  SSorbereitungen  macfjen  bie  (SItern  fiir  biefen  Slbenb  ? 
4.  SBelc&e  35orbereitungen  madden  bie  ^inber  ?  5.  3Bo  finb  bie  £inber 
am  3lad^mittage  beg  24ften  Sejember  ?  6.  3Ba§  t^un  fie  ba  ?  7.  3Ba3 
fiir  ein  Qimmer  ift  bag  3immer  nebenan  ?  8.  3Ber  ift  bort  ?  9.  3Beldjeg 
fingen  bie  Sltern  ?  10.  9Bag  gefdjie^t  bann  ? 

nt.  ©cite  15-16.  —  1.  2Bo  ftel)t  ber  2BeiIjnacbtg; 
baum  ?  2.  Sefd^reiben  @ie  ben  33aum.  3.  2Bag  ift  bie  ,,^rippe/y  ? 
4.  <5agen  @ie  ben  SOBeib.naditggm^  ber  (Sngel.  5.  Sefd^reiben  @ie  bie 
SBeifjnac&tgtifcfje.  6.  2Bag  ift  auf  bem  SBeifinad^tgteller  ?  7.  SBann 
miiffen  bie  linber  ju  Sett  ?  8.  SBann  finb  fie  roieber  im  2Beib/nad9tg= 
jimmer  ?  9.  28ann  brennt  ber  3;annenbaum  sum  lefcten  2Kal  ?  10.  2Bag 
tb,un  bie  linber  am  9teuja&rgabenb  ?  11.  2Bag  gefdjie^t  am  nadjften 
SKorgen  mit  bem  Sawn? 

•Jlus  bem  t)cutjf1)cn  Tiriitcrlnnbc 

$ie  ©ef^id^tc  bom  ^etbcrolr^en.  ©cite  19-20.  —  1.  2Bo  fte^t  bag 
§eiberogcf)en  ?  2.  SSBarum  ift  fein  9*ame  waKorgenfd^on"  ?  3.  SBomit 
(wherewith)  ftid?t  bag  SRogdjen  ?  4.  2Ben  ftidjt  eg  ?  5.  SBelcfjer  roilbe 
£nabe  fiefit  bag  Stog^en  auf  ber  §eibe  ?  6.  3Bag  benlt  er  ?  7.  2Bag  tf)ut 
er  ?  8.  2Bag  ruft  er  ?  9.  2Bag  antroortet  i^m  bag  ^ogd^en  ?  10.  9Bag 
ift  bag  Snbe  son  ber  ©cfd^idEite  ?  11.  Semen  @ie  bag 


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qggolfgang  GJoct^c.  ©cite  22.  —  1.  SBag  §at  ©oetye  init 
bem  ,,<QeibenrogIein"  511  ityun?  2.  2Bag  ift  bag  ,,§eibenroglein"  alfo 
(then)  ?  3.  2Ber  ift  ©oetfje  ?  4.  SBeldje  Sifter  jinb  jo  grofj  tote 
@oetb,e  ?  5.  2Bag  b,at  ®oetb,e  gefdjrieben  ?  6.  2Barum  ift  ©oetfje  audj 
ein  grojjer  !ftaturforfcijer  ? 

$ie  ©octljc  £(iufer.  ©cite  22-24.  —  1.  28ann  ift  ©oetb,e  geboren  ? 
2.  2Belrf)e  beutfclje  ©tabt  ift  feine  ©eburtgftabt  ?  3.  $n  roag  fiir  einem 
£aitfe  ift  ©oet^e  geboren  ?  4.  2Ba§  ift  jefct  in  biefem  §aufe  ?  5.  2Ba3 
ift  SBeimar  ?  6.  SBem  ge^ort  (belongs)  SBeimar  ?  7.  2Bie  fam  ©oet^e 
nadE)  SBeimar  ?  8.  2Bie  lange  lebte  ©oetb/e  in  SBeimar  ?  9.  2Ba3  gab 
ber  Jjberjog  feinem  jjreunbe  ©oetfie  ?  10.  33efd)reiben  @ie  ba§  ,,©arten= 
fjauS."  11.  3Barum  roiinfc^te  fid^  ©oetb,e  ein  ©arten^aug?  12.  2Bo 
ftefjt  ba^  anbere  ©oet^e=§ait§  ?  13.  Sefdjreiben  @ie  bag  3^mme>;/  *n 
roeldjem  ©oetb.e  geftorben  ift.  14.  3Bie  alt  roar  ©oet^e  bei  feinem 


^riebridj  ©t^iacr.  ©cite  24-25.  —  1.  SBer  roar 
©oetb.e  ?  2.  9Ber  roar  ©filler  ?  3.  2Bo  feb,en  roir  bie  beiben  Sidjter 
jufammen  ?  4.  2Carum  ftefjen  fie  oor  bem  Xfyeater  ?  5.  2Ba§  benlen 
bie  Seiitfdjen  oon  i^ren  beiben  grofeten  25idjtern  ?  6.  2Bag  fjat  ©djiCer 
gefdjrieben?  7.  3Bie  roar  ©djillerg  ^erfonlicb/feit  ?  8.  2Barum  lann 
man  ©djiller  nidjt  ein  ,,$inb  beg  ©liidg"  nennen  ?  9.  SBann  ftarb 
©djiQer  ?  10.  2Bo  ift  fein  ©rab  (grave)  ?  11.  SBer  liegt  bort  audj 
begraben  (buried)  ? 

$er  9i^ctn.  ©cite  26.  —  1.  2Ba3  ift  ber  Sflb.ein  ?  2.  Sefdjreiben 
©ie  ben  Sauf  (course)  beg  Si^eineg.  3.  Nennen  ©ie  einige  9l^einftdbte. 
4.  Sefdpreiben  ©ie  ben  Sl^ein.  5.  28o  finb  bie  3J^einiifer  am  fcpnften  ? 

25cr  Sorclci^clfcn.  ©cite  27-29.  1.  2Bag  tb/un  roir  in  2flainj  ? 
2.  SBen  fefjen  roir  auf  bem  ©djiff  ?  3.  2Bag  fe^en  roir  an  ben  llfern  ? 
4.  SBelrfier  gelfen  liegt  auf  unferem  SBege  ?  5.  3Bag  bebeutet  ^Sorelei"  ? 
6.  3Ber  fd^rieb  bie  Sallabe  oon  ber  Sorelei  ?  7.  SBag  erja^lt  ung  §eine 
in  feiner  fdjonen  SaKabe  ?  8.  Semen  ©ie  bie  SaQabe. 

$er  'JJii^ter  ber  Sorerei.  ©cite  30-31.  —  1.  SBarum  fonnen  roir 
©oet^e  unb  ^eine  jufammen  nennen  ?  2.  Nennen  ©ie  einige  ©ebidjte 
oon  §eine.  3.  2Bie  oie(e  ^ompofitionen  giebt  eg  oon  ,,35u  bift  roie  eine 


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iBlume"  ?    4.  2Barum  roar  £eine  lein  glitcllidjer  2ftenfdEj  ?    5.  2Ber  roar 
fein  befter  §reunb ?    6.  2Bo  lebte  §eine  ?    7.  2Sie  lange  roar  er  Irani  ? 

8.  2Bann  ftarb  er  ? 

$u  bift  Wic  einc  S3Iume.  ©cite  31-32.  —  1.  2BeId>e  3af)regjeit 
ift  eg  ?  2.  3n  roeldjem  3af>re  ?  3.  2Bo  ift  £etne  ?  4.  2Bag  tfjut  er 
an  biefem  £age?  5,  SBen  f)6rt  er  roeinen?  6.  33efdf)reiben  <Ste  bag 
2ftabdE)en.  7.  SCag  erja^lt  2JJirjam  bem  Sifter  ?  8.  28a3  ttiitt  er  mit 
i^r  ?  9.  SBarum  finb  a^irjam  imb  §eine  traurtg  ?  10.  2Ba3  ftedEt 
§eine  if)r  jum  2lbfdE)ieb  in  bie  §anb  ?  11.  SBeldCje  3Borte  finbet  Miriam 
auf  bem  Slatt  ? 

®ic  SRiefcnto^ter.  ©ettc  33-35.  —  1.  2Bo  roo^nt  ber  SRtefe  mit 
feiner  Softer?  2.  2Ba§  ift  ber  fitter?  3.  Sefd^reiben  @ie  SSater 
unb  Xocf)ter.  4.  SBann  madEjt  bag  ^raulein  einen  ©pajiergang  ? 
5.  2Bo  ge^t  fie  jeben  £ag  fpajieren  ?  6.  28ol)itt  ge^t  fie  ^eute  (to-day)? 
7.  2Bag  t^un  bie  Sauern  auf  bem  gelbe  ?  8.  2Ba3  t^ut  bag  Sfliefen^ 
fra'ulein  oor  5reui)e'>  9.  2Sag  ruft  fie?  10.  SBofyinein  (whereinto) 
fegt  fie  bag,  roag  fie  fie^t?  11.  3U  roem  ^uft  f^e  »oU  Sreube? 

12.  2Dag  fagt  fie  ju  i^rem  SOater  ?    13.  28ag  ^at  fie  in  ber  ©cfjiirje  ? 

14.  2Dag  tfyut  fie  bamit  (therewith)  ?    15.  Sefcfjreiben  @ie  ben  Sauer 
auf  bem  £ifdje.    16.  SBarum  tnufj  bag  ^raulein  alleg  roieber  aufg  §elb 
tragen  ? 

©olbljaar.  Scttc  37-39.  —  1.  Sefc^reiben  @te  baS 
2.  2Ber  roo^nte  einft  in  biefem  @d)loffe  ?  3.  3Ber  roar  ber 
@ltern  t)5d&fteg  &IM  ?  4.  2Dag  fiir  ein  ^eft  rourbe  gefeiert  ?  5.  3flit 
roem  oerlobte  fid)  bie  ^rinjeffin  ?  6.  2Bag  fiir  ein  5Cag  roar  ber  33er= 
lobunggtag?  7.  SBer  lam  jum  5efte?  8.  SBo^in  gingen  bie  ©afte? 

9.  9Bag  fafjen  fie  in  bem  @aal  ?    10.  SBoljin  ging  bie  S3raut  mit  bem 
Srdutigam  ?    11.  SBag  t^aten  ba  bie  2BolId)en  ?  ber  2tbenbroinb  ?  bie 
Surg  ?  bie  SSeQen  ?    12.  2Barum  roar  bie  Sraut  fdjoner  alg  je  (ever)  ? 

13.  3Bann  lam  bag  @nbe  ber  ^reube?     14.   SBefd^reiben  @ie  ben 
feierlid^en  3ug ;  ben  <Saal ;  ben  Hbnig  unb  bie  £onigin ;  bie  9Zatur. 

15.  SBarum  roaren  alle  fo  traurig? 

2)ie  eifcn.  ©cite  42-43.  —  1.  2Barum  roar  bie  SBelt  in  alten 
Seiten  fcpner  alg  je^t  ?  2.  2Bo  lebten  biefe  SOBefen  ?  3.  2Ber  roaren 


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bte  (Slfen  ?  4.  SBag  fur  @Ifen  gab  eg  ?  5.  2Qag  ttyaten  bte  ©Ifen  fur 
bie  2Renfd§en  ?  6.  2Bag  tb,aten  fie  gegen  bie  2ftenfdE>en  ?  7.  Sefdjreibeu 
<5ie  bie  £icf)telfen.  8.  SBarum  roollten  fie  mit  2ftenfcf)en  sufammen 
leben  ?  9.  2Ben  lodEten  fie  begfyalb  an  fief)  ?  10.  2Bag  madf)ten  fie  aug 
biefen  $inbern  ?  11.  SBann  rourben  fie  jornig  ?  12.  SBa3  ib,aten  fie 
bann  mit  bem  linbe  ?  13.  33efcf)rei&en  @ie  ben  (Slfenfonig. 

erlfonifl  unb  ber  tnofic.  ©cite  43-45.  —  1.  SSeldje  Qcit  be§ 
SageS  unb  3af)re§  tft  eg?  2,  3Ba3  t^ut  ber  2Binb?  ber  2flonb? 
3.  2Bo  liegt  bag  £E>al  ?  4.  33efd^rei6en  @ie  eg.  5.  28er  ftiirmt  bxirdj 
bag  S^al  ?  6.  2Ben  ^at  er  im  2lrm  ?  7.  Sefcfireiben  @te  ben  £na&en ; 
ben  3?ater;  bag  $ferb.  8.  SBegfialb  tft  ber  SSater  fo  erfc^rodEen 
(frightened)  ?  9.  2Beg£)al&  tft  ber  ftnabe  fo  erfd&rocfen  ?  10.  SBer  tft 
©rlfontg  ?  11.  2Bag  t>erfprttf)t  erlfonig  bem  «na6cn  ?  12.  2Bag  t^ut 
er  mit  bem  £naben? 

9(u^  ber 

2t§garbr  bie  SBoftnung  ber  OJotter.  Sette  49-50.  —  1.  SBann 
fd^eint  bag  ^orbltd^t  ?  2.  2Bag  tft  2lggarb  ?  3.  3?ennen  ©te  einige 
©otter  unb  ©ottinnen.  4.  SBag  ^atte  jeber  ©ott  unb  jebe  ©ottin  in 
2lggarb?  5.  2Bie  ^ie^  bie  fcfjonfte  33urg  in  2lggarb  ?  6.  2Sag  war 
ber  3?egen5ogen  fur  bie  ©otter  ?  7.  2Bof)in  futyrte  ber  S^egenbogen  ? 
8.  2Ber  raagte  nidgt,  tiber  bte  9Jegenbogen=33riicve  ^u  ge^en  ?  SBarum  nicf)t  ? 

tynS  ^ttmmer.  Sette  50-51.  —  1.  SBer  ift  Sljor  ?  2.  2Bag  f>alt 
er  in  ber  red9ten  Sjbanb  ?  3.  SBag  tjerurfad^en  bie  ©dfjlage  beg  §am= 
merg  ?  4.  SBag  gefd^ie^t,  roenn  £f)or  ben  jammer  in  bie  Suft  nrirft  ? 
5.  JBarum  reitet  £b,or  nie?  6.  2Bag  oerurfacfjt  ben  2)onner? 
7.  2Barum  oerefyren  bie  Sauern  Xb.or  ganj  bpfonberg  ?  8.  58ag  t^un 
bie  3ftenfcf)en  mit  bem  jammer?  9.  2Ber  ftnb  bte  gro^ten  geinbe 
S^org  ?  10.  SBegb/alb  tft  SCljorg  jammer  fo  roid^tig  (important)  ? 
11.  3Bag  t^at  Sfjor  einft,  alg  er  fdQidfrig  nacfj  §aufe  lam  ?  12.  3Ber 
rcedfte  i^n  enbltcf)  ?  13.  SOBarum  roarS^or  in  toblid^er  2lngft  ?  14.  2Sen 
rief  er  urn  plfe  ?  15.  9Ber  roar  Soli  ?  16.  2Bag  nerfpradj  i^m  2o!i  ? 
17.  2Ber  roar  greia  ?  18.  Urn  roag  bitten  fie  ^reia  ? 


$ragen  161 

(Scttc  52-53.  — 19.  SBarum  roollte  Sofi  bag  geberffeib  fjaben  ? 
20.  2Bag  fagte  bie  ftfione  ©bttin  ?  21. 2Bof)in  flog  Soli  ?  22.  2Ber  fjatte 
ben  jammer  geraubt  ?  23.  2Bo  fjatte  SCfyrnm  ben  jammer  cerborgen  ? 
24.  llnter  roeltfjer  Sebingung  (condition)  roollte  £b,rt)m  ben  jammer 
juriicfgeben  ?  25.  SBag  fagte  greia,  a^  fte  oon  bcm  SBunfcfje  beg 
SRiefen  fprte  ?  26.  2Bag  tfjat  SBotan,  alg  er  bie  fdjrecflid&e  ©efdpcfjte 
f)5rte  ?  27.  -ftennen  @ie  bie  ©otter  unb  ©ottinnen,  bie  }iir  3Serfamm= 
lung  fuljren. 

©cite  54-56.  —  28.  2Ber  raar  ^eimball  ?  29.  ©efcen  @ie  Seifpiele 
fiir  feine  Hlugtyeit  (wisdom).  30.  2Belrf)en  3iat  gab  §eimbaa  ?  31.  2Bag 
ernrieberte  Xfjor  ?  32.  2Bag  ttjaten  bie  ©otter  aber  bod^  mit  £f>or  ? 
33.  SBoriiber  groCte  Sfior  ben  ©ottern  ?  34.  2Ba3  t^at  Soft  X^or  311 
©efatten  (to  oblige)  ?  35.  2Ba3  fagte  S^rpm,  alg  er  bie  Sraut  fommen 
fa§  ?  36.  SBarum  fonnte  ^^rpm  bag  ©efidfjt  ber  Sraut  nid^t  feljen  ? 
37.  2Sa§  a^  bie  Sraut  alteg  beim  §ocf)jeitgma^  ?  38.  3Ba§  tranl  fie  ? 
39.  2Ba§  fagte  X^r^m,  aI3  er  bag  fa^  ?  40.  2Cag  erraieberte  So!i  ? 
41.  2Cag  roollte  Xtjrv^m  nun  ttyun  ?  42.  SBoritber  erfc^ral  er  ?  43.  2Bag 
antraortete  So!i  ?  44.  SBag  rief  £I)rr)m  feinen  Sienern  ju  ?  45.  SBofjin 
legten  bie  Wiener  ben  jammer  ?  46.  S3efcf)reiben  @ie  bie  ^ataftrop^e, 
bie  nun  folgte. 

23aU>er  unb  Soft.  @cttc  57-58.  —  1.  2Cer  roar  Salber  ?  2.  S3e= 
fdgreiben  @ie  33alber.  3.  2Bie  ^ie^  Satbcrg  3Beib  ?  4.  SBie  fef)r  liebte 
fie  i^n  ?  5.  2Bie  [)ief(  Salberg  Sruber  ?  6.  S3ergleicf)en  (compare)  @ie 
ilnt  mit  Salber.  7.  SBer  liebte  Salber  ?  8.  SBer  allein  ^a|te  i^n  ? 
9.  SOBarum  ^a^te  er  i^n?  10.  SefdEjreiben  @ie  Soli.  11.  2Barum 
Derliefs  Sofi  fein  5Beib  ?  12.  2JMt  roem  t>ermaf)Ite  er  fid§  ?  13.  SBelrfien 
©influfs  (influence)  fjatte  bag  Sliefenroeib  auf  if)n  ?  14.  SBo  (ag  Soft 
einft  cerborgen  ?  15.  33efd)retben  <Sie  33alberg  ©ang  (walk)  burtf)  ben 
SBalb.  16.  2Bag  tfjat  Sofi?  17.  2Bie  fa^  Salber  aud^  «)n  an? 
18.  3Bag  rooEte  Soli  t^un?  19.  SBarum  lonnte  er  eg  nid^t  tfiun? 
20.  SBag  bad^te  Soft  ? 

SalberS  Xob.  ©cite  58-59.  —  1.  SBarum  fam  SBalber  bleidlj  unb 
erregt  in  bie  §alte  ber  ©otter  ?  2.  ©rja'fjlen  @ie  Salberg  Sraunt. 
3.  SOSag  fagte  SBotan  5U  bem  Xraum  ?  4.  SDSarum  erfd§ralen  bie  ©otter  ? 


162  gragen 

5.  SBeldtjen  3tat  gab  iQetmbaU  ?     6.  3Ba§  mufjten  bie  2ftenfdE)ett,  bie 
3liefen  unb  bie  3n>erge  ben  ©b'ttern  cerfpredEjen  ?    7.   ©ogar  (even) 
oon  roeldEjen  ©efdjopfen  unb  Singen  nab,m  $ri(fa  einen  @tb  ?    8.  JBen 
atlein  oergafj  fie  ? 

©cite  60-62.  —  9.  SBarwn  fonnte  bie  SJJiftel  niemanbem  fdrjaben  ? 

10,  SBarum  roar  eg  'ftnda,  unmoglidE),  nodj  eintnal  juriicfjufe^ren  ? 

11.  SBelcfjeg  ©djaufpiel  (spectacle)  fa()  fie  am  anbern  SKorgen  in  ber  ©ot= 
ter^alle  ?    12.  SBarum  lad^ten  unb  jauc^sten  bie  ©otter  ?    13.  2BeIrf)er 
©ebanle  raubte  Sofi  ben  2ltem  ?    14.  3Ba§  erfu^r  (learned)  Soli  burd) 
jeine   llnterrebung  (conversation)  mit  gricfa?     15.   3Bo^in  eilte  et 
jogleirf)  ?    16.  SBag  t^at  er  mit  ber  2Riftel  ?    17.  SBarum  gab  er  §ober 
ben  3KifteI=©peer  ?    18.  ©d^Ubern  (describe)  (3te  bie  nun  folgenbe 
ilataftropf)e.    19.  ©dgilbern  @ie  bie  ©efiifjle  ber  ©otter. 

1>ie  Sraucr  urn  Salber.  ©cite  62-63.  —  1.  ©cgilbern  @ie  bie 
Xrauer  ber  ©otter.  2.  2Belcf)en  SSorfd^Iag  (suggestion)  matf)te  2Botan  ? 
3.  SBelc^e  grage  ridjtete  (put)  gridEa  an  ifyre  ©o^ne  ?  4.  3Ba§  ant= 
raortete  §ermober  ?  5.  2Bof)in  trugen  bie  ©otter  33alber§  Seidfjnam  ? 

6.  SBer  fam  ju  feiner  Seidjenfeier  ?    7.  SBelcfje  SBirfung  (effect)  ^atte 
bie  Seicfjenfeier  auf  ^anna?     8.   3BoI)in  legten  bie  ©otter  bie  tote 
9tanna?     9.    2Ba§  t^at  Xfyov  mit  ben  Seit^en?   mit  bent  ©dfjiff? 
10.  2Ba§  t^at  2Botan  ? 

©cite  64-66.  — 11.  Sefd&rei&en  ©ie  ^ermoberg  9titt  nad§  <QeHia§ 
2So^nung.  12.  SBarum  fonnte  er  nid)t  in  §ellia^  SBo^nung  eintreten 
(enter)  ?  13.  2Bie  macfjte  er  eg  bodj  mbglidg  ?  14.  28o  fanb  er  S3alber 
unb  9Zanna  ?  15.  2Ba§  fagte  er  ju  ber  £obe3gottin  ?  16.  2Ba§  ant= 
roortete  fie  ?  17.  5Bag  tf»aten  bie  ©otter  fogleid?  ?  18.  2Beldije  2Befen 
unb  Singe  roeinten  um  Salber  ?  19.  3Ber  raoHte  nidpt  toeinen  ?  20.  SBer 
bat  fie  um  eine  £b,ra'ne  ?  21.  2Ba§  fagte  $ri<Ja  ju  i^r  ?  22.  SBarum 
rooHte  ba§  3tiefenroeib  nidjt  roeinen?  23.  SSer  tuar  bag  Kiefen^ 
roeib  ? 

SoK§  ©trofc.  @citc  66-68.  —  1.  2Be36,aIb  flo^  Soli  ?  2.  SBobjn 
flo^  er  ?  3.  SBarum  baute  er  fid^  ein  £aug  mit  t)ier  X^iiren  ?  4.  2Bie 
erna^rte  fid^  (supported)  Sofi  ?  5.  SBegljalb  glaubte  er  fidE)  fitter  oor 
ber  aiad&e  ber  ©otter  ?  6.  2Bo  fudjten  bie  ©otter  ben  2florber  Salberg  ? 


gragen  163 

7.  2Bamt  erblirfte  SOotan  ben  DerEjafjten  Soft  ?  8.  2Ba§  rief  SOBotan 
^etmbalt  gu?  9.  33efd)reiben  @ie  ben  2lufbrudj  (starting)  ber  ©otter 
nafy  Softs  28of)nung.  10.  2Ba3  t§at  Soft,  al3  er  bie  ©otter  fommen 
fab,  ?  11.  SOBie  gelang  eg  ben  ©ottern  bocf),  Soft  511  fangen  ?  12.  2Ba3 
roottte  £f)or  ntit  feinent  jammer  tfjun  ?  13.  2Ba3  fiir  eine  (Strafe 
follte  (was  to)  Soft  erleiben  (suffer)  ?  14.  2Ba3  tfjaten  bte  ©otter  ntit 
bent  iibeltfjdier  ?  15.  3Ber  fjatte  ©rbarmen  ntit  Soft  ?  16.  3Ba§  t^at 
fie,  al3  fie  feinen  ©d^ntersenSfrfjrei  ^orte  ?  17.  2Bie  Hnberte  (assuaged) 
fie  feine  Qualen  ?  18.  SBann  tropfte  ba§  ©ift  roieber  auf  Soft 
19.  SCBarum  ift  ©ignn  ein  Silb  riifjrenbfter 


2tu^  bcr  germanifdjen  ©ngcntuclt 

993ic  @tcgfrteb  prnern  toarb.  ©cite  71-72.  —  1.  9Ber  roar 
ntunb  ?  2.  3Bo  lebte  er  ?  3.  SSon  raem  ftammten  feine  2lE>nf)erren  ab  ? 
4.  2lu§  roeltfjem  ©efd^Ied^te  rcar  feine  ©emafjlin  ?  5.  SCer  raar  @ieg= 
frieb  ?  6.  Sefd^reiben  @ie  ©iegfrieb.  7.  SBelc^e  ^e^Ier  (faults)  Ijatte 
©iegfrieb  ?  8.  2Bag  roar  ifym  6efonber§  oerfja^t  ?  9.  SBelcfjen  fe^n= 
lid^en  SBunjd^  Ijatte  er?  10.  aOBo^in  lief  er  eine§  Xage§?  11.  3Bag 
fiir  £iere  fanb  er  im  SBalbe?  12.  SBarum  qticilte  i^n  gegen  2lbenb 
ein  ^eftiger  §unger?  13.  SBeld^e  ©ntbecfung  (discovery)  mad^te  er? 
14.  2Ba3  fiir  ein  §au§  roar  e§  ?  15.  2Bo  ftanb  ber  ©c^ntieb  ?  16.  2Bie 
fa^  ber  ©cfjmieb  au3  ?  17.  SBer  ftanb  neben  bent  ©dEintieb  ?  18.  2Ba§ 
fagte  ©iegfrieb  311  bent  ©dEjmieb  ?  19.  SOBeg^alb  braud^te  ber  ©rfjmieb 
eigentlidj  (strictly  speaking)  feinen  ©dEjmtebegefellen  ?  20.  2Barum 
roollte  er  eg  aber  bod?  ntit  ©iegfrieb  oerfitd^en  ?  21.  3Ba§  gab  er  ifjm  ? 
22.  SBoburcJj  jeigte  ©iegfrieb,  ba^  er  b,ungrig  roar?  23.  SDBag  tb,at 
ber  @cf)mieb  am  anbern  2ftorgen?  24.  9Ba§  befab,r  er  ©iegfrieb? 

Scitc  73-75.  —  25.  Surrf)  roeld^e  tyat  beroieg  (demonstrated)  <Sieg= 
frieb  feine  gro^e  ^raft  ?  26.  2Ba3  roar  bie  $olge  (consequence)  baoon 
fiir  ©iegfrieb  ?  27.  SBie  racf;te  er  ficfj  an  bent  ©cfjmieb  ?  28.  2Ba§  barfjte 
ber  ©cf)ntieb  bei  fid)  ?  29.  2Mdjen  2Tuftrag  (order)  gab  er  ©tegfrieb  ? 
30.  28a3  ^offte  ber  ©dfjntieb  ?  31.  SBoran  bacf)te  ©iegfrieb,  al$  er  burcf) 
ben  2BaIb  ging  ?  32.  3Bag  ereignete  ficfj  (happened),  alg  er  an  bte  Stnbe 


164  $ragert 

lam  ?  33.  SBie  rettete  fid)  ©iegfrieb  aug  grower  ©efaljr  ?  34.  SBoburd) 
rourbe  ber  £ob  beg  Untierg  cerurfadjt  ?  35.  2Bag  gefdjal)  (happened) 
mit  bem  $ett  beg  Xiereg  ?  36.  SBarum  taurfjte  ©tegfrieb  feinen  $in9er 
in  bag  $ett  ?  37.  2Bag  roar  bie  golge  ?  38.  Sluf  roeldjen  ©ebanfen 
fam  er  baburd)  ?  39.  2Bag  gefdjafy,  roixljrenb  er  babete  ?  40.  SBoljin 
fiel  eineg  biefer  flatter  ?  41.  2Bie  rourbe  feine  fgaut  nad)  bem  33abe  ? 
42.  2Beld»e  roid^tige  (important)  ^°'9e  ^a^e  ^aZ  fi'tr  if)n?  43.  Sin 
roeldjer  ©teHe  roar  er  unoerrounbBar  ?  44.  5Ba3  na^m  ber  §elb  mit 
nad)  ber  @d;miebe  ?  45.  SBarum  f)af(te  i^n  ber  @d»mteb  ?  46.  3Be^= 
Ijalb  jeigte  er  ©iegfrieb  feine  roafjren  ©efiU)Ie  nidit  ?  47.  2Ba3  fagte  er 
ju  ©iegfrieb  ?  48.  2Ba3  roar  bei  bem  Slbenteuer  ju  geroinnen  (to  be 
gained)  ?  49.  SBarum  lonnte  ©iegfrieb  nid)t  fogleidj  bag  Slbenteuer 
beftefien  ? 

^)cr  9ZibcIu«flC«^ort.  ©cite  75-76.  —  1.  SQBie  Diefjen  bie  33riiber  beg 
©djmtebeg  ?  2.  2Beld»eg  roar  Dtterg  liebfte  Sefdjafttgung  ?  3.  2Bag  fefcte 
er  b/ciufig  axif  ben  5?opf  ?  SBarum  ?  4.  3"  roaS  f"^  ein  2:ier  oerroanbelte 
er  fid)  oft  ?  5.  2Bof)inein  (whereinto)  fprang  er  ?  6.  2luf  roeld>e  SBeife 
(manner)  fing  er  ^ifd^e  ?  7.  SBer  roob,nte  in  bem  SBafferfall  ?  8.  2Bag 
befafs  3lnbroari  ?  9.  2Bag  t^at  and)  er  am  liebften  ?  10.  3n  roeld;er 
©eftalt  fifdjte  2lnbroari  ?  11.  2Ber  lam  eineg  Xageg  an  ben  2Bafferfall  ? 
12.  3n  roeldjer  Situation  fanben  fie  Dtter?  13.  2Ba£  tyat  Soft? 
14.  SBarum  t^at  er  bag  ?  15.  SOSo^in  lamen  bie  ©otter  ?  16.  .2Ba§ 
fagte  Soli?  17.  SSen  erfannten  33ater  unb  SBriiber  ba?  18.  SBag 
lonnten  bie  ©otter  ju  i^rer  ©ntfdjulbigung  (excuse)  fagen  ?  19.  SBag 
rooHten  fie  filr  ben  erfdjlagenen  Sruber  geben  ?  20.  3Bag  forberte  beg 
©djmiebeg  SSater  oon  i[)nen?  21.  3Cag  rou^te  Soli  oon  bem  3raer9 
Slnbroari  ? 

©cite  77-78. — 22.  SBag  fagte  Sof i  ju  bem  3roerg  ?  23.  SBiem'el  ® olb 
gab  ib,m  SCnbroart  ?  24.  28ag  nnr  befjielt  er  juritcf  ?  25.  2Bag  fitr  eine 
grofie  SBunberlraft  befafi  ber  3ting  ?  26.  SBegfjalb  roollte  Slnbroari  ben 
beb^alten  ?  27.  2Sag  t^at  Slnbroari,  alg  Soli  ib,m  ben  ^ing  aug  ber 
ri^  ?  28.  SBarum  na^m  2Botan  ben  fting  ?  29.  2Bag  tfjaten  bie 
©otter  mit  bem  Dtterbalg  ?  30.  2Begb,alb  mufite  SBotan  ben  King  audj 
^ergeben  (give  up)  ?  31.  SCeId;en  ^lud;  fprad;  Soli  iiber  bag  ©olb  aug  ? 


165 

32.  2Ba3  forberten  bie  Sriiber  t>on  tfjrern  SSater  ?  33.  2Ba§  antroortete 
er  ib,nen  ?  34.  SMdrieg  33erbrecJ)en  (crime)  beging  (committed)  ^rafner  ? 
35.  SBarum  mujjte  ber  Sruber  cor  ib,m  flieb/en  ?  36.  2Sof)in  ging  $afner 
ntit  bem  ©olbe  ?  37.  2Bo  uerbarg  er  bag  ©olb  ?  38.  3n  n>a3  fitr  ein 
£ier  Dernmnbelte  er  fid)  ?  SBoburd;  ?  39.  SBann  nur  triec^t  er  Don 
bem  §orte  ? 

(Siegfried  St^ttiert.  ©cite  79-80.  —  1.  SBelcfjen  Gntfc^Iu^  (reso- 
lution) fafcte  ©iegfrieb  ?  2.  2Ba§  forberte  er  con  bem  ©d^mieb  ? 
3.  2Ba3  t^at  ber  @d)mteb  ?  4.  SBie  priifte  (tested)  ©iegfrieb  ba§ 
©djroert?  5.  3Ba3  gefc^a^  mit  bem  ©c^roert?  6.  28a§  gefc^a^  mit 
bem  aroeiten  ©cfiroert?  7.  2Ba^  t^at  ber  Sdjmieb  in  jetner  2lngft? 
8.  2Ba3  brad^te  er  au§  feinem  SSerftecf  ^eroor?  9.  SBie  roaren  bie 
©cfiroertftucfe  ?  10.  2Bem  ge^orten  bie  ©djnjerti'tucfe  einft  ?  11.  £3a3 
t^at  Siegfrteb  mit  bem  2Botan=<3rf)roert  ?  12.  2J?it  roeldjen  2Borten 
briirfte  (expressed)  ber  ©cfjmieb  feine  Serounberitng  (admiration)  au3  ? 
13.  28a^  oerjpradj  er  ©iegfrieb  ?  14.  SBo^in  roiinfcfite  ©iegfrieb  fofort 
(straightway)  ju  gefjen  ?  SCBarum  ? 

2Bie  <5tegfrieb  ^afncr  crfdjtug.  ©cite  82-83.  —  1.  SBoljin  ritten 
©iegfrieb  unb  ber  ©d^mieb  ?  2.  9Bo  fttegen  fie  con  i^ren  ^Sferben  ? 
3.  2Ber  fiirc^tete  ficfj  oon  ben  beiben  ?  4.  2Ber  raar  gdnjlidj  (entirely) 
furcfjtloS  ?  5.  2Ba3  fa^en  ©iegfrieb  unb  ber  ©d^mieb  im  ©rafe  ? 
6.  2Bie  erfliirte  ber  <5d)tnieb  bie  fdiroarse  ©pur  im  ©rafe  ?  7.  2BeId§e 
Semerfung  (remark)  madjte  ©iegfrieb  ?  8.  2Selcf)e  Sejc^reibung 
(description)  mad^te  ber  ©djmieb  von  bem  llnge^euer  ?  9.  2Belrf)en 
3Jat  gab  er  ©iegfrieb  ?  10.  2Ba3  barf)te  ber  ©cfimieb  bet  fid^  ?  11.  5BaS 
^offte  er?  12.  2Bo  oerfterfte  er  ftdj?  SBarum  ?  13.  2Ber  rebete 
(addressed)  ©iegfrieb  plo^Hd)  an?  14.  2Ber  roar  ber  alte  3Kann? 
15.  2Bie  fa^  er  au§  ?  16.  SBie  roirfte  (affected)  feine  ©timme  unb  fein 
Slicf  auf  ©iegfrieb  ?  17.  2BeId)en  3tat  gab  if)m  ber  2ltte  ?  2Barum  ? 
18.  28ag  t^at  ©iegfrieb  barauf  ?  19.  2Bag  prte  er  um  bie 


©cite  84-85.  —  20.  Sefdjretben  ©ie  ba§  ^ommen  be3  2)rad[jen. 
21.  SSie  totete  ©iegfrieb  ben  2)racf)en  ?  22.  SBarum  fprang  er 
gefdjroinb  in  eine  anbere  ©rube  ?  23.  2Sa3  tfyat  ber  Sradje  alg  er  feine 


166 

Xobegrounbe  finite  ?  24.  SBeldEjen  $lud)  fpradfj  er  iiber  bag  (Mb  au§  ? 
25.  2Bag  tf)at  ©iegfrieb  mit  feinem  ©dEjroert  ?  26.  2Bag  gefcEjal),  alg  er 
bag  SracfyenMut  oom  ginger  ledEte?  27.  2Bag  fagten  bie  Slbler  p 
©tegfrieb  ? 

28ie  ©iegfrieb  SBruttfjitoe  erroeeft.  ©cite  85-86.  —  1.  2Bol)in  ritt 
©iegfrieb  ?  2.  2Bag  faf)  er  am  2Korgen  oor  ftrf)  ?  3,  Sefd^retben  @ie 
bag  2lu3fef)en  beg  5e'feng-  4.  SBie  lain  ©iegfrieb  burdE)  bie  glammen  ? 
5.  9Bag  fat)  er,  alg  er  burd9  bie  glammen  geritten  roar  ?  6.  2Bie  fain 
er  nadg  ber  33urg  ?  7.  SBen  fanb  er  im  Surg^of  ?  8.  2Ba3  bemerfte 
(noticed)  er,  alg  er  bent  Hrieger  ben  §elm  »om  ^aupte  na^m  ?  9.  SBie 
lofte  er  bie  Sriinne  ?  10.  2Ba3  gefd^a^  barauf  ?  11.  3Ba§  fragte  bie 
Sungfrau  ?  12.  2Bag  antroortete  ©iegfrieb  ?  13.  2Kit  roeld^en  3Borten 
begrii^te  33riin^ttbe  bie  SBelt  ? 

©cite  87-88.  —  14.  2Ber  roar  Sriintyilbe  ?  15.  2Ba£  mu^te  fie  alg 
SBalfure  tfjun  ?  16.  2Bie  lam  fie  auf  ben  S3erg  ?  17.  2Borin  beftanb 
(consisted)  i^r  Ungefyorfam  ?  18.  3Bag  roar  ifyre  ©trafe  ?  19.  Um 
roag  bat  Sriin^ilbe  SBotan  ?  20.  2BoI)in  bracf)te  3Botan  33runl)ilbe  ? 
21.  SBarum  lie^  er  gener  um  ^,en  $8erg  5rennen  ?  22.  2Ber  allein  lonnte 
burdE)  bie  $lammen  reiten  ?  23.  SBie  cerfenfte  (plunged)  ber  ©ott 
33riinf)ilbe  in  ben  ©d^taf  ?  24.  ©rjoljlen  ©ie  bag  nun  folgenbe  ©efprddEj 
jroifdjen  ©iegfrieb  unb  33riin^itbe.  25.  3Bag  frfjenlte  ©iegfrieb  93riin= 
tlilbe  ? 

9(u§  bent  bcutfrfjen  SiBatctlanbc 

35a§  oJtc  bentfdje  JReic^.  ©cite  91-92.  —  1.  2Sann  ftarB  bag  alte 
beutfdje  SJeidE;  ?  2.  SBie  alt  roar  eg  ?  3.  SBag  tljat  ^aifer  granj  ber 
Sroeite  im  3«^e  1806  ?  4.  2Bie  roar  bag  alte  beutfcfje  SReid?  einmat 
geroefen?  5.  SJiit  roem  ^atte  bie  5lirdE;e  eg  t)ermaf)lt?  6.  Son  roem 
Ijatte  eg  bie  ^aiferfrone  er^alten?  7.  SBte  ^atte  eg  fidEj  genannt? 

8.  2Bo^er  fatten  ftdEj  bie  beutfdijen  ^aifer  bie  5?rone  Jjolen  miiffen? 

9.  Snroiefern  (in  what  respect)  rourbe  bie  romifdEje  ^aiferfrone  Seutfdf;= 
lanbg  grofiteg  SSerberben?     10.  2Barum  ging  bie  beutfdEje  2ftacljt  unb 
©inigfeit  oerloren? 


$ragen  167 

bet  (Srfte,  bet  $oljcnftaufe.  ©cite  92-93.  —  1.  2Bann 
roar  bie  lefcte  ©lanjperiobe  beg  alien  beutfcfjen  3ieidE)eg?  2.  llnter 
roelcfyen  ^aifern  roar  2)eutfcf)tanb  macb,tig  unb  gliicflidE)?  3.  SBamt 
regterte  griebridE)  33arbaroffa  ?  4.  2Bag  mufjte  audj  er  tfyun  ?  5.  2Bo 
ftarb  $rtebridE)  ?  6.  2Bag  erja'^It  bte  ©age  oon  iljm  ? 

SBarfiaroffa  tm  ®))fff)(wfer.  ©cite  94-95.  —  1.  2Bo  ftef»t  ber 
£t)fff)auferberg  ?  2.  SBa§  crja^It  man  von  bem  ©d^loffe  ?  3.  2Ba§ 
fiefinbet  fidg  in  bem  @aat  beg  ©d^toffeg  ?  4.  2Ber  befinbet  ftrf)  in  bem 
©aale  ?  5.  SefdEjreiben  ©ie  ben  £aifer.  6.  9Ber  ift  bei  i^m  ?  7.  2Bann 
erroac^t  ber  ^aifer?  8.  20a3  befie^It  er  bem  3roerg  ?  9.  2Beld)e  2lnt= 
roort  bringt  ber  3raer9 ?  10.  2Ba3  bebeuten  bie  ,,alten  S^aben"  ? 
11.  3Bie  lange  mu^  er  roieber  fdglafen  ?  12.  Semen  ©ie  bie  SaHabe 
ausiroenbig  (by  heart). 

sfransofif^e  ^ricg.  @ehe  97-101.  —  1.  23a3  gefcfia^  in 
©panien  im  2>af)re  1868  ?  2.  3Ben  roollten  bie  ©panier  ju  i^rem  $onig 
^aben  ?  3.  2Ber  finb  bie  igotyenjoUern  ?  4.  SBarum  roaren 
unb  ^?reu^en  Siitwlen  ?  5.  3Ba§  oerlangte  Stapoleon  III  »on 
6.  SBeldEje  Slntroort  gab  i§m  ber  $6nig  von  ^Jreu^en  ?  7.  ©rja'tjlen  ©ie 
bag  ©efpra'C9  beg  $onigg  con  ^5reu^en  mit  Senebetti.  8.  3Bag  roar 
bag  9lefultat  beg  ©efpra'd^eg  ?  9.  SBarum  roar  ein  ^rieg  mit  $ranfreid) 
fiir  bie  Seutfd^en  ein  $ampf  auf  Seben  unb  SCob?  10.  2Hit  roeld^en 
Soffnungen  gingen  bie  $ranjofen  i«  ben  5lrieg  ?  11.  SBag  t^aten  aber 
bie  £>eutftf)en  ?  12.  3Ber  roaren  bie  ^iiljrer  bet  S)eutfc§en  ?  13.  SMcfje 
©rfolge  (success)  fatten  bte  Seutfcgen  ?  14.  2Bie  grof;  roar  ber  Serhtft 
an  2Renfcf)enIeben  auf  beiben  ©eiten  ?  15.  2Bag  mu^te  grantreidg  fiir 
ben  £rieg  jafjlen  ?  16.  3Qarum  roar  biefer  ^rieg  fiir  bie  Seutfdcjen  ein 
guter  £rieg  ?  17.  3Sarum  benfen  roir  f)ier  an  Sarbaroffa  ? 

$te  Scbanifctcr.  ©cite  101-106.  —  1.  SBag  feiern  bie  Seutfd^en 
am  2.  September  ?  2.  5Bie  feiern  fie  ben  Xag  ?  3.  2Belcf)e  S8orberei= 
tungen  madjen  bie  ©dgiiler  fiir  ben  £ag  ?  4.  Sefcpreiben  ©ie  bie  feftltd) 
gefcb.muofte  2IuIa.  5.  SBeldge  unter  ben  ©dgiilern  ^aben  2lngft  ?  6.  SBag 
gefcgie^t  5punlt  neun  U^r  ?  7.  ©eben  ©ie  ben  ^tt^alt  oon  beg  2)ireftorg 
3tebe.  8.  SBetdEjeg  finb  feme  ©tfilufjroorte?  9.  2Bag  rufen  unb  fingen 
bie  ©driller  ?  10.  ©agen  (recite)  ©ie  ben  erften  SSerg  von  ,,§eil  bir  im 


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©iegerfranj"  fyer.  11,  Sefdjreiben  @ie  ben  langen  ©djiiter  unb  fetne 
SRebe.  12.  SJJad)  roeldjen  SBorten  applaubterten  bie  Qufyorer  ?  13.  ©agen 
©ie  ben  erften  33erg  won  ,,£)eutfd)lanb,  SDeutfdjlanb  iiber  aIIe§/;  ^er. 

14.  SCeld^e  SSerfion  Ijaben  bie  2lmert!aner  fiir  bteje  3e^en  (lines)  ? 

15.  20a§  ift  bag  X^ema  beg  lefcten  5iebnerg?     16.  Semen  @ie  bte 
3Serfe  1,  4  unb  5  t>on  ber  ,,2Bad^t  am  Sifjein"  au^raenbtg. 

®c§  bcutfrfjcn  i?na6ctt  £if($ge&et.  Scitc  106-109.  —  1.  SBaritm 
fjaben  bte  ©eutfc^en  am  2.  September  ©runb  jur  ^reube  ?  2.  3a^en 
(enumerate)  @ie  tfyre  ©rfolge  bei  ©eban  auf.  3.  2Ba§  gefdia^  in 
Serlin,  alg  bie  @tegegnad)rid)t  eintraf  (arrived)  ?  4.  33efdE)reiben  Ste 
ben  3«g  i>cr  ©djitler  ;  bte  fyarrenbe  2JJenge  ;  bie  ^ontgin.  5.  SDBarum 
rcurbe  gri^  aKiiller  gefetert?  6.  Sefd^reiben  ©ie  if)n,  rote  er  nadj 
§aufe  ging.  7.  SBarum  raar  er  ^eifer?  8.  SBie  jeigte  er,  ba§  er 
fjungrig  roar  ?  9.  SOBarum  freute  jidj  ber  SSater  iiber  %n^  ?  10.  SBeId)en 
33orrourf  (reproach)  macfjte  er  i^m?  11.  2Ba3  tt)at  §ri^  barauf? 
12.  SOBag  ift  beg  beut[d;en  Jhta&en  Stfdpgebet? 


YOCABULABY 


EXPLANATIONS 


Each  noun  is  followed  by  the  definite  article  and  the  endings  of  the 
genitive  singular  (except  in  the  case  of  feminines)  and  the  nominative 
plural.  The  plural  is  given  in  full  if  it  has  a  modified  vowel.  A  dash 
( — )  shows  that  the  plural  is  like  the  singular  or  that  the  title-word  or 
part  of  it  is  to  be  supplied. 

The  principal  parts  of  strong  and  irregular  verbs  only  are  given. 
When  no  auxiliary  is  mentioned,  the  compound  tenses  are  formed 
with  Ijaben. 

Verbs  separately  compounded  are  indicated  by  a  hyphen :  auf=f)oren. 

Cognates  are  printed  in  full-faced  letters. 


VOCABULARY 


06,  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  off,  down; 

ttfi  uitb  3Uf  off  and  on,  at  times. 
2T6enb,  ber,  gren.  -g,  pZ.  -e,  even- 
_  ing- 
^rbenbfcrot,  bag,  ^en.  -(e)g,  supper. 

[Evening  +  bread.] 
SHenbfon'ne,  bie,  evening  sun, 

setting  sun. 
St'fcettbf  on'nenf  djetit,  ber,  </en.-(e)g, 

evening  sunshine,  sunset  light. 
Si'feettbUrinb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

evening  breeze. 

2Tbenteuer,  bas^en.-g,  pi. — ,  ad- 
venture. Fro??i.LaL'adventura.' 
tt'bctf  con/.,  but,  however. 
516'ljattbhmg,  bte,  pi.  -en,  essay, 

treatise. 

nfi'slcrfeit,  to  lick  off. 
n&'sjtcljmett,  na&m  ab',  ab'genom= 

men,  to  take  off;  je'manbcm 

ctnen  @ib  ttfi'nc^mcn,  to  take 

some  one's  oath. 
Wrctfe,  bie,  departure. 
Stb'fdjteb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  farewell ; 

jutn  3t6'f^ieb(c)f  at  parting. 
ob'sftommen    (aux.  fein),  to   be 

descended. 


),  interj.,  ah,  eh,  alas. 

jt,  nw??i.,  eight. 
t,  bie,  heed,  care. 
acf)t'($eljttf  ?mm.,  eighteen, 
oi^t'jtg,  num.,  eighty. 
fidl'SCtt,  to  groan. 
Strf'crfiou,  ber,  -(e)g,  agriculture. 
2lbe',  bag,  good-by,  farewell ;  a 

corrupted  form  of  the  French 

'aDieu.' 
Wterr    ber,   -g,   pi.   — ,    eagle. 

(Compound    of    abel  =  ebet, 

noble,  and  2tar  =  eagle.) 
3lffef  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  ape. 
ftfltjV'tcn,  bag,  -g,  Egypt. 
2ll)tt'ljerr,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -en, 

ancestor. 
oH,  ad/.,  all,  every,  each;  ofle3, 

everything;  tttte  ^unbert ^a^rc, 

every  hundred  years ;  «m  oUc§ 

in  ber  SBett  nin^t,  not  for  all 

the  world. 

afletu',  adv.,alone,only;  con/., but. 
SWerljcttiofte,  bag,  gen.  -n,  the 

holy  of  holies. 
SirtagSftetb,  ba§,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi 

-er,  everyday  dress. 


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ba§,  gen.  -3,  night- 
mare ;  cf.  elf-ridden. 

SU'pe,  bie,  pi.  bie  2Upen,  Alps. 

al8,  conj. ,  as,  than,  when  ;  nirf|t3 
alSr  nothing  but. 

ol'fo,  adv.,  so  (never  also),  there- 
fore, consequently. 

alt  (alter,  alteft),  adj.,  old. 

SUttttt',  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e,  bal- 
cony. From  Ital.  '  altana. ' 

SU'ter,  bag,  #ett.  -3,  pZ.  — ,  age ; 
int  fitter  turn  83  $5I)reit,  at  the 
age  of  83  years. 

after,  comp.  of  alt 

oTteft,  om  cU'teften,  superl.  of 
alt. 

om  =  an  bem ;  see  an  and  bent. 

Slm'boff,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e, 
anvil,  [-bojj  =  beat.] 

Stmcnfo'ttcr,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — , 
American. 

Stmmfg'ucrin,  bie,  pi.  -nen, 
American  (woman). 

amertfg'ttifdj,  adj.,  American. 

amiific'rcn,  to  amuse.  From 
French  'amuser.' 

on,  prep,  with  dot.  or  ace.,  and 
sep.  pref.,  at,  on,  in,  to. 

an'sfcicteit,  6ot  an',  an'geboten,  to 
offer. 

3tn't)Utf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  sight. 
[On  +  look.] 

an'ber(e),  adj.,  other. 

Stncmo'nc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  anemone. 
From  Greek  dvefjuav-rj. 

Sttt'fong,  ber,  gen,  -(e)§,  pi. 
Sln'fange,  beginning.  From 
an'=fangen,  to  begin. 


an'sfflffcn,  to  seize,  to  touch. 
Sln'gcfidjt,  ba§,  gen.  -(e)g,  face, 

countenance.  From  an'fefyen,  to 

look  at. 
att'oertwdjfen,  partic.  adj.,  grown 

together.     [On  +  wax.] 
2lngft,  bie,  pi.  Stng'fte,  anxiety, 

fright,  terror. 
(ingft'Hd),    adj.,   anxious,  afraid, 

nervous. 

ongft'tooU,    adj.,   anxious,  fright- 
ened. 
2tn1jang,    ber,    gen.    -(e)g,    pi. 

2ln'bange,  appendix. 
an'ifuntmcn,  fam  an',  an'gelom= 

men  (aux.  fein),  to  arrive.    [On 

4-  come.] 

an'4(i(!jcln,  to  smile  upon  (or  at). 
on'slegen,  to  put  on,  to  lay  on. 
fllt'lttiitig,  adj.,  graceful,  charm- 
ing.    From  Sln'mitt,  grace. 
on'sncljmett,  nafim  an',  an'genom= 

men,  to  accept. 

to  stimulate. 
,  to  look  at,  to  gaze  at. 
oit'sfeljett,  fa^  an',  an'gefefien,  to 

look  at  (upon). 
Slit'tcil,  ber,  gen.   -(e)§,  pi.  -e, 

share. 
2lufttJ0rtf   bie,  pi.   -en,   answer, 

reply. 

ont'mortcn,  to  answer,  to  reply. 
(itt'*steljeit,  jog  an',  an'gejogen,  to 

attract ;  to  put  on. 
Sitting,  ber,  gen.-(e)$,pl.  2ln'jUge, 

clothing,   clothes.     From  an'' 

jie^en. 

,  to  set  on  fire. 


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'fel,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  Sty'fel, 

apple. 
5typlau§',  ber,  gren.  -e§,  applause. 

From  Lot.  'applausus.' 
9tyriP,  ber,  gen.  -3,  April.     From 

Lat.  '  Aprilis. ' 
5Ir'6cit,  bte,  pi.  -en,  work, 
or'bciten,  to  work, 
ar'gcrltd),  adj.,  angry,  vexed. 
armf  adj.,  poor. 
2trm,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pZ.  -e,  arm, 

hand. 
5lr'me,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  the 

poor  man. 
Slrmec',  bie,  j>Z.  -n,  army.     From 

French  'arme'e.' 
arrungie'rett,  to  arrange.    From 

French  'arranger.' 
Slrrogong',  bie,  pi.  -en,  arrogance, 

presumption.    From  Lat. '  arro- 

gantia.' 
Slrtffcf,    ber,    gen.    -3,   pZ.   — , 

article.     From  Lat.  '  articulus. ' 
gfj,  see  effen. 
9rtem,  ber,  <7en.  -§,  breath ;  oitjjcr 

2(tcm,  out  of  breath,  breathless. 
a'tcmlo§f^tdj.,  breathless. 
9Itmo§^a'rcf  bie,  pi.  -n,  atmos- 
phere.     From  Greek  dr/t6s  -f 

cr^atpo. 

aurf),  adu.  a?id  con;'.,  also,  too. 
Stlt'e,  bie,  pZ.  -n,  meadow. 
flttf,  prep,  with  dot.  or  ace.,  adv. 

and  sep.  pref.,  up,  on,  upon,  in, 

at,  over;   interj.,    up!   about! 

ouf  tinnier,  forever. 
aufsfangen,  fing  cwf,  aufgefan= 

gen,  to  catch. 


ouf  sge&ett,  gab  auf ,  aufgegeben, 

to  give  up. 
aufslobcrit  (aux.  fein),  to  blaze, 

to  flare. 
UUf'mdjtCtt,  to  set  up ;  fid)  — ,  to 

rise. 
auf'rtdjtig,   adj.,    honest,   frank, 

upright. 
Stuff al|,  ber,  gen.  -e$,pl.  2luffafce, 

treatise. 
auf'sfdjrecfeit  (aux.  fein  and  Ija&en), 

to  start  up  with  fright. 
aufsfdjreten,   fdjrte  auf,   aufge= 

fdjrieen,  to  scream,  to  shriek. 
auf  sfeijen,  to  put  on.  [To  set  up.  ] 
ouf sfeufsen,  to  heave  or  fetch  a 

(deep)  sigh. 

auf  sfperren,  to  open  wide. 
aufsfpringen,  fprang  auf,  auf= 

gefprungen  (aux.  fein),  to  jump 

up,  to  spring  up. 
ouf sftc^cn,  ftanb  auf,  auf geftan= 

ben  (aux.  fein),  to  rise,  to  get 

up,  to  stand  up. 
auf  sfteflen,  to  set  up. 
3tu'gc,  ba§,  gen.  -§,  pi.  -n,  eye. 
Sttt'guft,  ber,  gen.  -§,  Augustus. 
Stuguff,  ber,  gen.  -§,  (the  month 

of)  August.     From  Lat.   'Au- 
gustus.' 
Stu'fo,  bie,  pi.  -§,  (great)  hall  (of 

a  school).     From  Lat.  'aula.' 
au§,   adv.   and   sep.   pref.,  out, 

forth,  away. 
OU§,  prep,  with  dot. ,  out  of,  from, 

of. 

auS'sorficitcn,  to  finish,  to  elab- 
orate. 


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au§'sl»effertt,  to  repair,  to  put  in 

repair.     [Out  +  better.] 
au^'sbredjen,  bracb,  ems',  aug'ge= 

broken  (aux.  fein),  to  break  out. 
auS'sfireitcn,   to   spread  out,  to 

extend. 
fttt§'s6ritteit,  to  brood,  to  hatch. 

[Out  +  breed.] 
au^eittan'ber,  adv.,  asunder. 
auS'sgeljen,  ging  aug',  aug'gegan= 

gen  (awx.  jein),  to  go  out. 
auc<'4arf)cit,  to  laugh  at  some  one. 
Sttt^'lfiitber,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

foreigner.     [Cf.  outlandish.] 
ans':(0frf)cn,  to  wipe  off  or  away. 
uuS'sretften,  rifj  aug',  aug'gertffen, 

to  uproot,  to  tear  up  by  the 

roots. 

nu^'srSfien,  to  rest,  to  repose. 
au§'sfd)rei6eit,  fd)rieb  aug',  aug'= 

gefdjrieben,  to  write  out ;  etnen 

$rei3  ou§'f(^rci6cn,  to  offer  a 

prize. 


,  faf)  au§',  aitS'gefe&en, 
to  look,  to  appear. 

3tu§'fc^en,  bag,  gren.  -g,  air,  ap- 
pearance. 

nu'^CIt,  adv.,  on  the  outside. 

auS'sfenbcu,  fanbte  aus',  au3'gefen= 
bet,  to  send  abroad,  to  send 
forth. 

flufjerbem',  adu.,  besides,  in  addi- 
tion. 

auS'sfpredjett,  fprad)  auo',  aug'ge= 
jprod;en,  to  pronounce,  to  utter, 
to  speak  out. 

(W3'sftdgenf  ftieg  au§',  au§'ge[tie= 
gen  (aux.  few),  to  get  out,  to 
alight. 

au§'sftijfjett,  fttefj  au§',  ou§'ge= 
ftofsen,  to  push  out;  ebtcu 
©cwfser  au^'fto^en,  to  heave 
a  sigh. 

aug'sftreden,  to  stretch  out. 

aul'ssieljett,  jog  aug',  aug'gejogen, 
to  take  off,  to  pull  out. 


^  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi. 

brook. 
Bttrf'ctt,  ba'dft,  bacft,  or  badEft,  badt; 

bu!  or  bacfte,  gebadfen,  to  bake. 
Sfitfer,    ber,    sren.   -§,    pi.   — , 

baker. 
33ab,   bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  33Hber, 

bath,  watering  place. 
Ba'bett,  to  bathe. 
So'bCtt,    bag,    pen.    -g,    (grand 

duchy  of)  Baden. 


Sfi'bertWtt'tte,  bie,  pi.  -n,  bathing 

tub. 

23oh're,  bie,  pi.  -n,  bier. 
Ski'em,  bag,  gen.  -g,  (kingdom 

of)  Bavaria, 
ftai'rtfdj,  adj.,  Bavarian, 
bttlb,  adv.,  soon;   fcalb  ,  .  .  Botb, 

now  .  .  .  now,  sometimes  .  .  . 

sometimes. 
SBalg,  ber,  pen.  -(e)g,  pi  23a'Ige, 

skin.     [Bellows,  belly.] 


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S3ofl,  bet,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi 

ball. 
S3afla'be,  bie,  pi  -n,  ballad.  .From 

0/d  French  '  ballade.' 
baub,  see  Mnben. 
S3anb,  ber,  0en.  -(e)g,  pJ.  Sanbe, 

volume  ;  SBanb,  bag,  o:en.  -(e)g, 

pi.    Sanber,    ribbon.      [Bend, 

band.] 
bang(e),    adj.,    anxious,    afraid, 

frightened. 

Sor,  ber,  gen.  -en,  pi.  -en,  bear, 
borg,  see  bergen. 
Starim',  ber,  gen.  -£>,  pi.  -e,  baron. 

From  French  'baron.' 
SBSrt,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  Siirte, 

beard. 

33fi'fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  female  cousin. 
SBo'fel,  bag,  Bale,  Basel, 
bau'eit,  to  build. 
SBau'er,  ber,  gen.  -3  or  -n,  pi.  -n, 

peasant,  farmer.     JVom  bauen. 

[Cf.  neighbor.] 
23ou'er^au§f    bag,   gen.  -e§,  j?Z. 

-^aufer,  peasant's  cottage,  farm- 
house. 
SBaum,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  23tiume, 

tree.     [Beam.] 
S3oum'(^cnr  ba§,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

small  tree. 
ajttum'Iettt,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

small  tree. 
SBaum'ftumpf,   ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi. 

-ftiimpfe,    trunk    of    a    tree. 

[Beam  +  stump.] 
fce'bett,  to  tremble,  to  quake. 
fcebecfett,  to  cover. 

t',  partic.  adj.,  covered. 


bebCtt'teit,  to  signify,  to  mean. 

bebett'tenb,  partic.  adj.,  great,  dis- 
tinguished. 

been'beit,  to  end. 

befob,r,  see  befe^len. 

bcfoHcn,  befdUft',  befdQf ;  befiel', 
bef al'len,  to  befall ;  fig. ,  to  fall 
on  some  one. 

befcfi/Iett,  befie&Ift',  befie^If ;  be- 
fa^r,  befob'Ien,  to  command, 
to  bid. 

bcfcff tgcn,  to  make  fast,  to  con- 
solidate ;  fig.,  to  seal. 

befin'beit,  befanb',  befun'ben  (fidj), 
to  be,  to  find  oneself. 

before,  imperative  of  befolgen. 

bcf  oTgcit,  to  comply  with,  to  obey, 
to  observe.  [Cf.  follow.] 

befrie'btgett,  to  satisfy. 

bejjeg'nen,  to  meet. 

begcb/reit,  to  demand. 

beget'ftertt,  to  inspire,  to  fill  with 
enthusiasm. 

SSeget'fterung,  bte,  enthusiasm. 

begin'tteit,  begann',  begon'nen,  to 
begin,  to  set  in. 

beginnf,  pres.  of  beginnen. 

bcgtci'tCJt,  to  accompany. 

begra'ben,  begrub',  begra'ben,  to 
bury.  [Cf.  grave.] 

SSegrittt'ber,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 
founder. 

begrii^'eit,  to  greet,  to  hail. 

beljartett,  beb,ielf,  be^al'ten,  to 
keep;  bfl§  ficbcn  liefjnUcit,  to 
escape  alive.  [Cf.  hold.] 

beljSttgf,  posi  part,  of  befjangen, 
hung  with. 


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Seljatt'fUttg,  bie,  pi  -en,  habita- 
tion, abode.  [House.] 

Bet,  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  by,  near, 
beside. 

Bet,  prep,  with  dat.,  by,  at,  near, 
in,  by  the  side  of,  with,  among ; 
et'ttw§  Bet  fid)  trogett  ober  tyaBett, 
to  have  something  about  one. 

Befbe,  adj.,  both,  two. 

Beim  =  bet  bent. 

23ein,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -c,  leg, 
foot.  [Bone.] 

SJet'fptel,  ba§,  0en.  -g,  pi.  -e, 
instance ;  jttltt  Seiftriel,  for 
instance. 

Bei'fjettb,  partic.  adj.,  biting. 

Bet'sftttttmen,  to  agree  with,  to 
assent. 

befom',  pret.  of  belommen. 

Sefanttffdjafr,  bie,  pi.  -en,  ac- 
quaintance. 

Beflei'ben,  to  clothe,  to  dress. 
From  $Ieib,  dress. 

Befom'mett,  befam',  berom'men,  to 
get,  to  receive,  to  come  by. 

Befrfin'SCtt,  to  crown.  From 
$ranj,  wreath. 

Befrte'gett  (fid)),  to  make  war  upon 
one  another.  From  $rieg,  war. 

SBefa'germtg,  bie,  pi.  -en,  siege. 

6eleurf)'tett,  to  light  (up). 

bero'tcn,  BerStff,  berHf;  bertef, 
bera'ten,  to  consult,  to  delib- 
erate about  something. 

Bem'ten,  to  prepare,  to  make 
ready. 

S3erg,  ber,  gen.  -(e)S,  pi.  -e, 
mountain. 


fcer'geit,  birgft,  birgt;  barg,  gebor'- 

gen,  to  hide.    [To  bury.]    From 

Serg. 
Scrg'gt^fcl,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — , 

mountain  top. 
fcerief,  pret.  of  beraten. 
SBcrltn',  bag,  <7en.  -g,  Berlin, 
bcru'fen,  berief,  beru'fen,  to  call 

together. 
beritljtnt',  adj. ,  famous,  renowned. 

From  3tuf)ttt,  fame, 
Bcrit^'rett,  to  touch. 
SBerttlj'rung,  bie,  ^Z.  -en,  touch. 
fcefrfjaf'tigt,    partic.    ad;.,    busy. 

From     fdjaffen,     work.      [To 

shape.] 
&efd)iilj'ett,    to    protect.     From 

protection. 

,  to  possess,  to  sit  upon. 
SSeftlj'er,    ber,    gen.    -g,  pi.  — , 

proprietor. 

Bcfvn'ber,  adj.,  special. 
Dcfon'berS,  a<iw.,  especially. 
fceffer,  comp.  o/  gut,  better. 
fcef'te,  superl.  of  gut,  best. 
fceftcfj'ett,  beftanb',  beftan'ben,  to 

endure;    ettt    Slfictttcttcr    BcftCs 

^cn,  to  encounter  an  adventure. 
fceftci'geit,  beftteg',  beftie'gen,  to 

step  upon,  to  ascend,  to  mount. 
Beftteg',  pret.  of  befteigen. 
befrtnt'men,  to  destine,  to  allot,  to 

design. 

fcefttmtttf,  partic.  adj.,  definite. 
Beftursf,  partic.  adj.,  amazed,  in 

dismay. 

Befu'djett,  to  visit. 
Betttit'&Ctt,  to  stun,  to  deafen. 


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be'tCtt,  to  pray. 
bctradj'ten,  to  look  upon. 
betre'ren,   betrtttft',   betritt';    be= 

traf ,  betre'ten,  to  set  foot  upon, 

to  tread  upon,  to  enter. 
S3ett,    bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -en, 

bed. 
bet'telit,  to  go  (a)begging ;  betteln 

um,  to  beg  for. 
beu'gen,  to  bend,  to  bow. 
Sku'te,  bte,  pi.  -n,  booty, 
bettie'gctt,  to  move. 
$ett»er'ber,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

applicant,  competitor. 
bettJiibXbSr,  adj.,  habitable. 
23ett)0ft/ncr,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

inhabitant,  occupant. 
bcttwn'bern,   to   admire.     From 

nwnbern,  to  wonder. 
SSenmtt'bernng,  bte,  admiration. 
SBier,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pZ.  -e,  beer, 
bie'ten,   bot,  gebo'ten,  to   offer, 

bid. 
S3Ub,   bag,   gen.   -(e)§,  p^.  -er, 

image,  picture. 

SBU'bung,  bte,  education,  culture. 
bin,  pres.  of  fetn. 
btn'bcn,  banb,  gebun'ben,  to  bind, 

to  tie. 
bt§,  prep,  with  ace.,  to,  till,  until, 

as  far  as;  bi§  an,  bi3  511,  to, 

up  to. 

bt£,  conj.,  till,  until, 
biff,  pres.  of  fetn. 
bit'tett,  bat,  gebe'ten,  to  ask,  to 

beg,  to  entreat;  bitte,  please. 

[To  bid.] 
bit'ter,  adj.,  bitter. 


btt'terlidj,  adv.,  bitterly. 
bidden  (jtd)),  to  swell.   [To  blow.] 
bto'fcn,  bl'dft,  blSft;  blteg,  gebla'= 

fen,  to  blow.     [Blast.] 
Slat!,  ba§,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi  flatter, 

leaf.     [Blade.] 
blou,  adj.,  blue, 
blfitt'lidj,  adj.,  bluish. 
blei'ben,   blteb,    geblte'ben  (aux. 

fetn),  to  remain.     [To  leave.] 
bfetdj,  adj.,  pale.     [Bleak.] 
blett'ben,  to  blind,  to  dazzle. 
JBltrf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e,  look, 

glance. 

blitf  en,  to  glance,  to  look. 
blicb,  pret.  of  bleiben. 
blte§,  pret.  of  btafen. 
blinb,  adj.,  blind. 
SBHn'bc,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  blind 

man. 

blttt'jeltt,  to  blink,  to  wink. 
S3H^,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi  -e,  light- 
ning, flash  (of  lightning). 
bitten,  to  flash. 

blty'frfjnett,   adj.,  swift  as  light- 
ning. 
bfanb,   adj.,  blond,  fair.      From 

French  'blond.' 
Dlit'Ijcn,   to  bloom,   to   blossom. 

[To  blow.] 
93ln'ntc,    bie,    pi    -n,    flower. 

[Bloom.] 
aSlJi'mcnbfott,  bag,    gen.    -(e)g, 

pi  -blatter,  petal.     [Bloom  + 

blade.] 

SStu'ntcnfro'nc,  bte,  pi  -n,  corolla. 
SBfu'mcttffrou^,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi. 

-ftraufje,  bouquet. 


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S3fat,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  blood. 
23lii'te,  bie,  pi.  -n,  blossom,  flower. 
Wu'ttg,  adj.,  bloody. 
SBorf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  33orfe,  he- 
goat.     [Buck.] 
S35'beit,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  Soben, 

ground,  soil,  bottom;   §tt  SM>= 

belt,  down. 

SBoot,  bag,  0en.  -(e)g,  pZ.  -e,  boat. 
23orb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  shipboard. 
93iJr'fcf  bie,  pi.  -n,  purse.  From 

Lat.  'bursa.' 
bii'fe,  ad;.,  evil,  angry. 
hot,  pre£.  o/  bieten. 
SJiJt'fdjafr,  bie,  pi!,  -en,  message. 
brad),  prei.  o/  firemen. 
bradj'te,  pret.  of  bringen. 
SBro'ten,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  roast. 
brott'djen,     to    use,     to    need. 

[To  brook.] 

bratt'fett,  to  roar,  to  rush. 
23rnut,  bie,  pi.  SBraute,  betrothed, 

fiance'e.     [Bride.] 
S3raut'g56e,   bie,  pi.   -n,  bridal 

present. 
SBrou'tigom,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  -e, 

betrothed.     [Bridegroom.] 
SBrnut'teutc,    bie,   pZ.,  betrothed 

couple. 

,  ad/.,  bridal,  nuptial. 
r,  bag,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e, 

betrothed  couple. 
Bre'djett,  Brid;ft,  brid^t;  brad),  ge= 

bro'd)en,  to  break,  to  pluck  off, 

to  gather ;  to  surge  (of  waves). 
Brett,  adj.,  broad,  wide. 
Brcn'ncn,  brann'te,  gebrannf,  to 

be  in  flames,  to  burn. 


Bren'nenb,  partic.  adj. ,  burning, 
liridjt,  pres.  of  bred)en. 
firing'en,    brad;'te,    gebrad^f,    to 

carry,  to  take,  to  bring. 
Brittgt,  pres.  of  bringen. 
firon'scn,  adj.  of  bronze,  bronzed. 

From  Lat.  '  bronzium. ' 
S3r5t,  bag,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  33rote, 

bread. 

SM'efe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  bridge. 
Srii'ber,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  SrUber, 

brother. 
SBru'bcrfrieg,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi. 

-e,  civil  war. 

bru'berHd),  adj.,  brotherly. 
Briit'tcn,  to  roar,  to  bellow. 
Srun'lte,  bie,  pi.  -it,  coat  of  mail. 
SSrttft,  bie,  23riifte,  breast,  chest. 
fcrit'tett,  to  brood. 
S3udj,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  5BUd)er, 

book. 
SSit'djerttmrm,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-raiirmer,  bookworm. 
Sildj'fc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  rifle,  musket. 

[Box.]     From  Greek  TTI^IS. 
S3it!j'tte,  bie,  pi.  -n,  stage,  theater. 
S3unb,    ber,    gen.    -(e)g,    union. 

From  the  stem  of  binben,   to 

bind.     [Bundle.] 
bttttt,  adj.,  variegated,  motley. 
SBitrg,     bie,     pi.     -en,     castle. 

[Borough.] 
S3itr'f<fje,   ber,  gen.   -n,   pi.   -n, 

fellow.      From    Greek    ptipo-a, 

Lat.  'bursa.' 
Sit'fite,  bie,  pi.  -n,  bust.    From 

French  'buste.' 
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Safe'  (French),  bag,0en.-g,.pZ.-§, 
caf<§. 

GljoiSlo'be,  bte,  pi.  -n,  chocolate. 
From  Spanish  'chocolate.' 

G&riff  finb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  the  in- 
fant Jesus,  Christ,  the  child 
Jesus. 


j,  ber,  gen.  -g,  Christo- 
pher. 

Goitre'  (French),  bag,  gen.  -g, 
pi.  -g,  compartment  of  a  rail- 
way carriage. 

Gouffne  (French),  bie,  pZ.  -n,  lady 
cousin. 


bo,  adv.,  there,  then,  thus. 
bo,  con;'.,  when,  as,  since. 
bo&ei',  adv.,  therewith,  thereby, 

at  the  same  time,  in  doing  so. 
£>0(!j,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  Sa'c&er, 

roof.     [Thatch.] 
bodj'te,  pre£.  of  benfen. 
bojic'flcit,  adt>. ,  against  it. 
bo'fier   or   boljer',    adv.,    hence, 

therefore. 
bo'ljin  or  boljitt',   adv.   and  sep. 

pref.,  thither,  to  that  place. 
boljttt'sfdjmtett,  fcfcritt  bafiin',  ba= 
,  to  step  or  walk 


adv.,  at  that  time. 

bo'mtt,  adv.,  therewith,  with  it. 

bamtf,  conj.,  that,  in  order  that. 

Som'meriutfl,  bte,  twilight,  dusk. 

biimo'itifrf),  adj. ,  demonlike,  demo- 
niac. From  Greek  dalfjLwv. 

2>om^f'cr,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 
steamboat.  From  ®ampf, 
steam.  [Damp.] 


bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-e,  steamer. 
bone'fcen,  adv.,  besides. 
'Jjonf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  thanks, 
bon'fc,  thank  you. 
buttit,  adv.,  then ;  boun uttb  loonn, 

now  and  then. 
bo'rouf  or  borouf,   adv.,  upon, 

thereupon,  after  this. 
bar'fceit,  to  suffer  want,  to  starve. 
bor'sfiiljren,  to  lead  forward. 
bo'ritt  or  bating  adv.,  therein,  in  it. 
borttt'ttCtt,    adv.,    there    within, 

therein,  in  it. 
bo'rii&er  or  borii'&er,  adv. ,  over  it, 

above.     [Thereover.] 
bo3,  see  ber. 
bof»,  conj.,  that. 
bo^fel'ie,  see  berfelbe. 
ba'sfte^cn,  ftanb  ba',  ba'geftanben, 

to  stand  there. 
bou'crn,  to  last,  to  continue. 
bo'sii  or  bfljtt',  adv.,  along,  with 

it,  thereto. 


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bajtti'fdjen,  adv.,  between. 
Serf'e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  cover,  ceiling. 
$e'gctt,    ber,   gen.   -g,    pi.   — , 

sword.     From  French  'dague.' 

[Dagger.] 

beitt,  thy,  your,  thine. 
beflStttie'ren,  to  recite,  to  deliver 

rhetorically.   From  Lot.  'decla- 

mare.' 

bent,  dat.  of  ber  or  bag,  to  the. 
ben'fen,  bac&'te,  gebadjf,  to  think ; 

benfen  an,  to  think  of. 
Senf  mal,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  f>Z.  3)enf= 

maler,  monument. 
betttt,  cory.,  for. 
bemt,  adv.,  then,  indeed;  ttwrum 

betttt,  why,  pray  ? 
ber,  bie,  bo§,  de/.  art.,  the;  dem. 

pron.,  this,  that,  he  ;  rel.  pron., 

who,  which,  that,  whoever. 
be'ren,  dem.  pron. ,  gen.  pi. ,  whose. 
berfel'be,  biefel'be,  bagfefbe,  dem. 

j>ron.,  the  same,  he,  she,  it. 
beS,  gen.  of  ber  or  bag,  of  the. 
bc&'ljatb,  ad».,  therefore,  for  that 

reason, 
bef'feit,  gen.  of  ber,  bag,  dem.  and 

rel.  pron. 

beut'Hd),  ad;'.,  distinct,  clear. 
betttfdj,   adj.,    German   [Dutch] ; 

ba§  beiltf^e  SfJeit^,  the  German 

empire ;  ber  beutf^frottsiJ'fM'^c 

firtCfl,  the  Franco-German  (or 

Prussian)  war. 

2)Ctttf(J)'Ionb,  bag,  gen.  -g,  Ger- 
many.    [Dutch  +  land.] 
$>e"sem'&er,  ber,aen.-g,  December. 

From  Lot.  'December.' 


,  ber,  gen.  -en,  pi.  -en, 

diamond.      From    Ital.-Span. 

'diamante.' 

birfj,  ace.  of  bu,  thee,  you. 
bicfyt,  adj.,   thick   [tight];  adr. 

close. 

bt^'tett,  to  write  (poetry). 
Stdj'ter,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  poet. 
$>id)'terlttttb,  bag,srew.-(e)g,  poet's 

land,  realm  or  land  of  poetry. 
'Sidj'tung,  bie,  pi.  -en,  poetical 

composition,  work  of  fiction. 
btrf,  adj.,  thick,  fat,  big. 
btrf'Ieibig,     adj.,     bulky,     volu- 
minous. 
bie,  see  ber. 
$>ieb,    ber,    gen.  -(e)g.    pi.  -e, 

thief. 

bie'tten,  to  serve. 
$>te'ner,    ber,   gen.    -g,  pi.  — , 

(man)  servant. 
^ieng'tag,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  -e, 

Tuesday.  See  note  53  25. 
bienffbereit,  adj.,  obliging. 
Sienffmamt,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

Sienffleute,  porter. 
bie'fer,  bie'f e,  bie'f e§,  dem.  pron. , 

this,  that,  this  one,  these,  the 

latter. 

bieS'tttol,  adv.,  this  time, 
biftie'reit,  to  dictate.     From  Lat. 

1  dictare. ' 
Sing,   bag,   gen.    -(e)g,   pi.  -e, 

thing, 
btreff,  adj.,  direct.     From  Lat. 

'  directus. ' 
$tref  tor,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -o'ren, 

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bodj,  adv.  and  con/.,  yet,   how- 
ever, though,  pray. 
Sofror,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  -o'ren, 

doctor.     From.  Lot.  'doctor.' 
$otn,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e,  ca- 
thedral. 
$on'ner,   ber,  gen.  -3,   pZ.  — , 

thunder. 
$>0n'nerer,   ber,  gen.  -§,   thun- 

derer. 
Sum'nerljau',     ber,    gren.    -(e)3, 

thunder  peal. 
biw'nertt,  to  thunder. 
Sott'nerStog,  gen.  -(e)3,  pZ.  -e, 

Thursday.    -See  note  49  11. 
boMelt,  adj.,  double. 
Sorf,  bag,  gen.  -(e)3,  pZ.  Sor'fer, 

village,  hamlet.     [Thorp.] 
2>orf'6ett)iJljner,  ber,  pen.  -3,  pZ. 

— ,  villager;  pi.,  rustics. 
'Sorfdjen,  bag,  c/en.  -§,  pZ.  — , 

small  village,  hamlet. 
$>orn,   ber,  gren.  -(e)^  pi.  -en, 

thorn. 

bort,  adv.,  there,  yonder. 
Sra'rfje,    ber,   gen.  -n,  pZ.  -n, 

dragon.     From   Lat.    'draco,' 

French  '  dragon. ' 
SJro'mo,  ba§,  gren.  -3,  pZ.  2)ra'= 

men,  drama.   From  Greek  5pdna. 
broma'ttf^,  adj.,  dramatic. 
brfittfl'Ctt,  to  push,  to  urge. 
brou'^cn,  adv.,  out  of  doors,  out 

there, 
bre'fyen,    to  turn,    to  twirl,    to 

twiddle. 

bret,  num.,  three, 
i'fjig,  num.,  thirty. 


brei'fjtgfte,  num.,  thirtieth, 
brci'jc^n,  num.,  thirteen, 
brittg'en,  brang,  gebrung'en  (awx. 

jein),  to  make  one's  way.     [To 

throng.] 

brin'nen,  see  bartn'nen. 
brit'tc,  nwm.,  third, 
bro^'cn,  to  threaten, 
brijfi'ucn,  to  rumble,  to  thud. 
broHig,  adj.,  droll, 
briirf'en,  to  press,  to  squeeze. 
brunt,   for   bo'rum   or   barum', 

therefore,  for  that  reason. 
bit,  pers.  pron.,  thou,  you. 
bttf'ttg,  adj.,  fragrant. 
bttrben,  to  tolerate,  to  suffer. 
bumm,  adj.,  stupid,  silly.  [Dumb.] 
bttmpf,  ad;.,  hollow. 
bim'fel,  adj.,  dark. 
^tttt'fel,    ba^,    gen.    -§,    dark, 

darkness. 
bttn'feln,  to  grow  dark ;  e3  btttt- 

felt,  it  is  growing  dark. 
bitmt,  ad.;.,  thin,  slender,  lank, 
burd),  prep,  with  ace.  and  sep. 

pref.,  through,  by  means  of. 
burdjbob'ren,  to  pierce.  [Through 

+  bore.] 
btir'fcn,  id^  barf,  bu  barfft,  er  barf, 

nrir  biirfen,  i&r  biirft,  fie  biirfen; 

burfte,  geburft  (mod.  awx.),  to 

be  allowed,  may. 
bin*,  ad;'.,  dry,  withered. 
$>wftf  ber,  gen.  -eg,  thirst;  feinett 

£>ttrft  fttflett,  to  quench  one's 

thirst. 

bur'fttg,  ad;.,  thirsty, 
bfi'ftcr,  ad;.,  gloomy,  dark. 


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elicit,  adv.,  just,  precisely ;  e'&Cttf 5 

or  e&enfo',  just  as. 
e'6ettfafl3,  adv.,  likewise,  also. 
e'benfo,  see  eben. 
(S-'rfe,  bie,  pZ.  -n,  corner.    [Edge.] 
rbel,  «d/.,  noble. 
(S'belftein,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pZ.  -e, 

precious  stone,  jewel. 
(Ify're,  bie,  pi.  -n,  honor;  je'wait; 

bent  sit  (llj'ren,   in  honor  of 

some  one ;  je'manbcm  bie  le^te 

dlj're  erwei'fen,  to  pay  the  last 

(or  funeral)    honors   to   some 

one. 

elj'ren,  to  honor. 
<llj'renl>la£,    ber,   gen.  -e§,  pi. 

-plafce,  seat  of  honor. 
dlj'renseidiett,  bag,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — , 

badge  of  honor. 
ei !  interj. ,  ay !  indeed !  why ! 
(gi,  bag,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -er,  egg. 
(Ji'dje,  bie,  pi.  -n,  oak. 
(Sib,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e,  oath. 
(Si'ferfu^t,  bie,  jealousy. 
ei'frijj,  adj.,  zealous,  eager. 
ei'gen,  adj.,  own. 
(Si'Ie,  bie,  haste,  speed;  in  ber 

(Jt'Ie,  in  a  hurry. 
ei'Iett  (aux.  jein  and  ^aben),  to 

hasten,  to  hurry. 
ettt,  eine,  indef.  art.,  a,  an;  num., 

ein(er),  eine,  ein(es),  one;  eitt§, 

one  thing;  indef.  pron.,  one,  a 

person. 
ein,  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  in,  into. 


etnon'ber,  adv.,  one  another,  each 

other. 

ein'ottgig,  adj.,  one-eyed, 
ein'sftrei^ett,  6rad)  ein',  ein'gebro= 

d)en,  to  break  into  (a  house). 
Gin'&redjer,  ber,  gen.  -§>,  pi.  — , 

burglar. 
ein'sbrittgcit,   brang  ein',   ein'ge= 

brungen  (aux.  fetn),  to  break 

in,  to  fall  upon. 
ei'ner,  see  ein. 
ein'fodj,  adj.,  simple,  plain. 
eitt'sgeljen,  to  go  in,  to  enter ;  cin's 

ttnb  mt!§'sgeljen,  to  go  in  and 

out,  to  frequent. 
(Sin'ljeit,  bie,  unity,  unit.     [One 

+  hood.] 

ei'ttig,  adj.,  united. 
ei'ttige,  some,  a  few,  several. 
Gi'nigfeit,  bie,  unity. 
ein'46ben,  iHbft,  iSbt;   Inb  ein', 

ein'gelaben,  to  invite. 
ein'tttol,    adv.,   one   time,   once; 

nod)  ein'mof,  once  more ;  fitr 

ein'mot,  for  once, 
cintttal',  adv.,  once  upon  a  time. 
cilt'smifdjen  (fid)),  to  interfere,  to 

interpose. 

ein§,  num. ,  one,  one  thing. 
ein'ffim,  oo)'.,  lonely. 
einsf^lofen,    fd)Iief   ein', .  ein'ge= 

jd)Iafen,  to  fall  asleep, 
ein'sfdjliefeen,  frf;to^  ein',  ein'ge- 

fd)loffen    ([id;),    to    shut    one- 
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ein'sftttgen,  fang  etn',  ein'gefungen, 

to  sing  or  to  lull  asleep. 
etltft,  adv.,  once  upon  a  time,  one 

day. 

ein'sfrtntmeit,  to  join  in. 
ettt'stattsen,  to  put  some  one  to 

sleep  by  dancing, 
etu'sttncijen,  to  rock  to  sleep. 
ettt'sttitfltgett,  to  consent,  to  agree. 
etH'sieljctt,    jog  ein',   ein'ge^ogen 

(aux.  fein),  to  enter. 
etn'ijig,  adj. /only,  single. 
©in'jug,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  moving, 

entry. 

(£13,  bag,  #en.  -eg,  ice. 
©i'feit,  bag,  0en.  -g,  pi.  — ,  iron, 
©i'fenftottge,  bie,  pi.  -n,  iron  bar. 
ei'few,  adj.,  iron, 
ei'ftfl,  adj.,  icy. 
elf,   num.,  eleven. 
@f  fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  elf,  fairy. 
(Srfenfietn,  bag,  #e».  -g,  ivory. 

[Elephant  -f  bone.] 
erfeti&einertt,  ad;.,  of  ivory. 
©ffenfimtg,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -e, 

king  of  the  elfs. 
erfafj,   Alsace;    eifafcSotlj'ritt- 

gen,  Alsace-Lorraine. 
©I'tern,  bie,  pi., parents.   [Elders.] 
'f  adv.,  up,  upwards. 
feen,  f)ob  empor',  empor'= 

ge^oben,  to  raise. 
@n'bef  bag,  ^en.  -g,  pZ.  -n,  end ; 

am  @nbe,  finally,  at  last. 
en'ben,  to  end. 
en'bet,  pres.  of  enben. 
enb'Iic^,    adv.,    at    last,   finally. 

From  @nbe,  end. 


Cttb'toS,  adj.,  endless,  never- 
ending. 

ener'gif $,  adj. ,  energetical.  From 
Greek  tvepy6$. 

©itg'el,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  angel. 
From  Greek  &yye\os. 

©Itg'fanb,  bag,  gen.  -g,  England. 

©ttg'la'nber,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 
Englishman. 

entbecf  en,  to  discover. 

Ctttberff,  partic.  adj. ,  discovered. 

entftom'men,  to  kindle,  to  fan 
into  flame. 

entfttelj'ett,  entflofi',  entf!ofi'en(aMx. 
jetn),  to  escape,  to  flee  away. 

entfrem'bett,  to  estrange,  to  alien- 
ate. 

entgeg'ttCJt,  to  reply,  to  rejoin,  to 
gainsay. 

entfott'feit,  entlief,  entlau'fen  (aux. 
fein),  to  run  away  from. 

©ntfcfyfafj',  ber,  gen.  -ffeg,  @nt= 
fc^liiffe,  resolution,  resolve. 
From  entfd)Ue'f(en,  to  resolve. 

entfelj'Hd),  adj. ,  terrible,  frightful. 

entfeljf,  partic.  adj.,  horrified. 

enttOttf^t',  partic.  adj.,  disap- 
pointed. 

entlwif'eltt,  to  develop,  to  evolve. 
et',  adv.,  asunder,  in  two. 

re^eit,  6rad^  entjroei', 
entjroet'gebroc^en,  to  break  in 
two. 

er,  pers.  pron. ,  he,  it. 

©rfcar'meit,  bag,  gen.  -g,  mercy. 

er&e'&en  (aux.  fein),  to  shake. 

erbeu'tett,  to  take  as  booty,  to 
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erblet'cfien,  erblitf)',  erbli'ccjen  (awe,. 

fein),  to  turn  pale. 
erblicfen,  to  behold. 
@rb'b5ben,  ber,  gen.  -§,  earth, 

ground. 

©r'be,  bie,  pi.  -n,  earth,  ground. 
dr'benfrau,  bie,  pi.  -en,  woman 

on  the  earth,  mortal  woman. 
(Jrdfl'niS,    bag,    0en.    -ffe§,  pi. 

-ffe,  event. 
erfaf'fen,  to  seize. 
erfmtt',  partic.  adj.,  delighted. 
erfri'fdjett,  to  refresh, 
erfiinett,  to  fill,  to  fulfil. 
erfuHf,  past  part,  of  erfullen. 
erjje'ben,  partic.  adj.,  devoted. 
ergrei'feit,  ergriff,  ergriffen,  to 

seize,  to  take.     [To  gripe.] 
ergriff,  pret.  of  ergreifen. 
erljartett,    erbielf,   erbal'ten,    to 

keep,  to  receive,  to  get. 
erlje'ben,   erbob',  erbo'ben  (ficb,), 

to  arise,  to  rise.     [To  heave 

up.] 

erljofc',  pret.  of  erfieben. 
ertn'ncrn,  to  remind  some  one  of 

something;    ftdj   crtnncrit,    to 

remember. 

erfol'tcn  (aux.  fein),  to  cool  down. 
crffintp'fctt,  to  gain  by  fighting, 

to  fight  for  something. 
erfen'nen,  etlann'te,  erfannf,  to 

recognize. 
crflo'rcn,   to  explain,    to  make 

clear,  to  declare  (war),  to  an- 
nounce. 
erHittfl'en,  erflang',  erllung'en,  to 

resound. 


crlang'cn,  to  get;  toieber  erfatts 

gctt,  to  recover. 

©rlci^i'tcrung,  bie,  relief. 

erleudj'ten,  to  illuminate,  to  light 
up. 

erliifdj'eit,  erlifc^f,  erlo'fd^en,  or 
erlofc^t',  erlofd^'te,  to  go  out,  to 
extinguish. 

ernett'erit,  to  renew,  to  revive. 

Ctnft,  adj.,  serious,  earnest,  grave. 

ernffftdj,  adv.,  earnestly,  seri- 
ously. 

ern'ten,  to  reap,  to  harvest. 
[To  earn.] 

ero'bcrtl,  to  take,  to  capture. 
,  to  try. 
to  refresh. 

crrc'gcn,  to  excite. 

©rrc'gung,  bie,  pi.  -en,  excite- 
ment, agitation. 

mei'tfiew,  to  reach,  to  arrive  at. 

Grrct'ter,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — , 
deliverer,  savior. 

errich'tcn,  to  erect,  to  raise. 

errii'tenb,  partic.  adj. ,  blushing. 

erfrfjftnett,  to  sound,  to  resound. 

erfdjei'nett,  erfdjien',  erfc^ie'nen 
(aux.  fein),  to  appear. 

erftfjfo'jjeit,  erfd^Ing',  erfcfjla'gen, 
to  slay,  to  kill. 

erfdjrttf',  pret.  of  erfd^redEen. 

crfi^rccfcn,  erfdjrar,  erfcfirocfen 
(aux.  fein),  to  be  startled,  to 
be  alarmed. 

erfdjroifett,  partic.  adj.,  fright- 
ened. 

erfcpt'tern,  to  shake. 

crfi,  adv.,  first.     [Erst.] 


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crftttJt'ncn,  to  be  astonished. 

Grftou'ncn,  gen.  -g,  astonishment, 
amazement. 

er'fte,  ber,  bie,  bag,  first. 

erfte'djen,  erftad/,  erfto'djen,  to  stab. 

erftttf  en,  to  be  choked. 

ertrht'fett,  ertranf,  ertrun'fen 
(aux.  fein),  to  drown. 

erttw'djen  (aitx.  fein),  to  awake, 
to  wake. 

crtoor'ten,  to  await,  to  meet. 

Grnwr'tung,  bie,  pi.  -en,  expecta- 
tion. 

erttmr'tungSDott,  adj.,  full  of  ex- 
pectation. 

erWCtf  Ctt,  to  awaken,  to  arouse. 

erttjci'fen,  entries',  ernrie'fen,  to 
render;  jc'monbem  bie  Ic^'tC 
Glj're  erwei'fcn,  to  do  the  fu- 
neral honors  to  some  one. 

ernn'bern,  to  reply,  to  answer. 

erjo^'Icn,  to  tell. 

e3,  pers.  pron.,  it;  when  placed 


before  the  verb  to  anticipate  a 
following  subject,  there. 

(£'fel,  ber,  gen.  -%,  pi.  — ,  ass, 
donkey. 

C£f fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  smith's  hearth. 

effcn,  ifjt,  i^t ;  a.%,  gegeffen,  to  eat. 

6f  fen,  bag,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — ,  meal, 
dinner;  t)5r  (or  nod))  bcm  @jfcn, 
before  (or  after)  dinner. 

et'ttw^,  indef.  pron.,  some,  some- 
thing, any,  somewhat;  cfttJO§ 
'c§,  something  new ;  et'ttm3 
,  a  fine  thing ;  ct'Wa§ 
,  something  else. 
r  bag,  gen.  -g,  Europe. 

europa'ifd),  ad;'.,  European. 

c'UJtg,  adj.,  eternal,  everlasting; 

-  adv.,  ever;  aitf  c'Wtg,  forever. 

G'ttugf  ett,  bie,  pZ.  -en,  eternity. 

Gjtftcnj',  bie,  existence.  From 
Lot.  '  existentia. ' 

ejtftie'ren,  to  exist.  From  I/a?, 
'exsistere.' 


t,  bie,  pZ.  -en,  fabulous 
world.  From  Lat.  'fabula.' 

$6briffitton'f  bie,  pi.  -en,  manu- 
facturing, making.  From  Lat. 
'fabrica.' 

gfacf  el,  bie,  pi.  -n,  torch.  From 
Lat.  'facula.' 

^o^'ne,  bie,  pi.  -n,  flag.    [Vane.] 

fa^rett,  fdfjrfr,  fd^rt;  fu^r,  ge= 
fafj'ren  (aux.  fein  and  ^aben),  to 
move,  to  go.  [Fare.] 


fafjrt,  bie,  pi.  -en,  drive,  ride, 

trip. 
,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,pZ.  gaHe,  case 

[fall]  ;   nuf  jcbctt  ^aU,  at  all 

events,  at  any  rate, 
f al'lett,  faaft,  f ant ;  fiel,  gefol'Ien 

(aux.  fein),  to  fall, 
folfdj,  adj.,  false, 
fol'tcn,  to  fold  up. 
gfamf'He,  bie,  pi.  -n,  family.  From 

Lat.  'familia.' 


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fanb,  pret.  of  finben. 

fang'en,  fangft,  fangt;  fing,  gefan- 

gen,  to  catch.     [Fang.] 
gfor'fce,  bie,  pi.  -n,  color,  hue. 
faf'fett,  to  seize,  to  grasp,  to  take 

hold  of. 

3?affttltg,  bie,  self-command. 
fdft,  adv.,  almost. 
foft'Ctt,  to  fast. 

^auft,  bie,  pi.  ^a'ufte,  fist,  hand. 
$e'6riiar,  ber,  gen.  -g,  February. 

From  Lot.  'Februarius.' 
ge'ber,  bie,  pi.  -n,  feather,  pen. 
ge'berfteib,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-er,  plumage,   dress  made  of 

feathers.  [Feather  +  clothing.] 
fe'gett,  to  sweep,  to  whisk. 
^Ct'cr,  bie,  pi.  -n,   celebration. 

[Cf.  fair.]  From  Lot.  'feria.' 
fci'erltd),  ad;'., solemn.  From  geier. 
fet'erit,  to  celebrate,  to  praise. 

From  Lot.  'feriari.' 
fein,  adj.,  fine,  delicate,  soft. 
3feinb,    ber,   gen.  -(e)g,   pi.  -e, 

enemy,  foe.     [Fiend.] 
feittb'Itdj,  adj.,  hostile. 
gfelb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er,  field. 
$el'fett,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  —,  rock, 

cliff. 
3?el'fenljob/le,  bie,  pi.  -n,  grotto, 

cave, 
fteffenriff,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

rocky  reef. 

Sfen'fter,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  win- 
dow.    From  Lot.  '  f enestra. ' 
Oren'fterfirett,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-er,  board  of  a  window  sill. 
fern,  adv. ,  far  off. 


bie,    pi   -n,    distance. 

[Farness.] 

fer'ttg,  adj.,  done,  finished. 
feft,  adj.,  solid,  firm,  tight,  fast. 
$eft,  ba§,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  festival. 

From  Lat.  '  festum. ' 
feffsbinben,  6anb  feft',  feffgebun^ 

ben,  to  tie  up,  to  bind  fast. 
$eft'gefang,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-gefange,  festal  song. 
J^eft'fleib,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 

festive  dress,  holiday  clothes. 
feft'Hd),  adj.,  festive. 
gcft'togf  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

holiday. 

Sfeft'ling,  bie,  pi.  -en,  fortress. 
$ctt,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  fat,  gi-ease. 
fcittfjt,  adj.,  moist. 
gfcu'er,  bag,  gen.  -g,  fire, 
geu'crtnonnlctn,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi. 

— ,  fire  spirits. 

$eu'er§glfi(,  bie,  blazing  glow. 
S-ic'ficr,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  fever, 
fief,  pret.  of  fallen. 
ftn'beit,  fanb,  gefun'ben,  to  find, 

to  think. 

fing,  pret.  of  fangen. 
^tit'ger,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  finger, 
ftn'ftcr,  adj.,  dark,  gloomy. 
^fitt'fternig,  bie,  pi.  -ffe,  darkness. 
fifdj'cit,  to  fish. 

^ifdj'er,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  fisher, 
fttfify'er&oot,  bag,  gen.  -<e)g,  pi  -e, 

fishing  boat,  fisher  boat, 
e,  bie,  pi  -n,  plain. 
,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  flax. 

t,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi. 

-6'a'rte,  flaxen  beard. 


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&fog'gc,  bte,  pi  -n,  flag. 
gflom'me,  bie,  pi.  -n,  flame.  From 

Lot.  '  flamma.  ' 
ftom'nten,  to  flame,  to  blaze. 
ftot'rerit,  to  flutter. 
fle'lfdt,  to  implore;  ju  QJott  fleljett, 

to  pray  to  God. 
fle'fjcntfidj,  adv.,  fervently. 
^leifd),  bag,  gen.  -eg,  flesh,  meat. 
gleifdj'er,   ber,  gen.  -g,   pi.  —  , 

butcher. 
^ffetjj,    ber,   #en.  -eg,  diligence, 

industry,  assiduity. 
fletl'tg,  adj.,  diligent. 
flte'gen,  flog,  geflo'gen  (aux.  fetn), 

to  fly. 
^Hcg'sCSja'mctt,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pZ. 

-©ja'mina,  examination  in  fly- 

ing.    From  Lat.  'examen.' 
fliety'ctt,  flofi,  geflo&'en  (aux.  fetn), 

to  flee,  to  escape. 
flte'fjcit,  flofs,  geflof'fen  (aux.  fetn), 

to  flow,  to  fleet. 
f(ogf  pref.  of  fliegen. 
ffo^i,  prei.  o/  fltetyen. 
Ho^f  prei.  o/  flieficn. 
$hl<f),  ber,  s-en.  -(e)§,  pi. 

curse. 


t,  bie,  flight. 
ftitdf'ttg,  adj.,  passing,  hasty. 
^lii'gct,   ber,    gen.  -g,    pi.  —  , 

wing. 
&Iufjf  ber,  gren.  -ffe§,  pi.  ^liiffe, 

river.    From  the  stem  of  fliefjen, 

to  flow,  fleet. 

gflitf  figfcit,  bie,  pZ.  -en,  fluid. 
flii'ftcrn,  to  whisper. 

t,  bie,  pi  -en,  flood,  waves. 


fol'gcn  (aux.  fein),  w>i^  dot.,  to 

follow. 

$orgenbc§,  the  following, 
for'berit,  to  demand. 
fort,  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  away, 

gone,  forth,  off. 
fort'sfltegett,  flog  fort',  forfgeflo= 

gen,  to  fly  away. 

,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  grade  or 
i,  dress  coat,  swallow-tail. 

[Frock.]     From  French  'frac.' 
fro'gc,  imperative  of  fragen. 
frfi'geit,  to  ask,   to  question,  to 

inquire. 
^franf,  ber,  gen.  -en,  r^--en,  French 

coin,  franc  =  twenty  cents. 
ftfranf reid),  bag,  gen.  -s,  France, 
j,  ber,  Francis,  Frank. 

ber,  g^en.  -n,  pi  -n, 

Frenchman. 

fronsii'ftfdj,  adj.,  French. 
$rau,  bie,  pi.  -en,  woman,  lady, 

wife,  Mrs. 
5'ffiu'tcitt,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

maiden  lady,  Miss. 
frcdj,  adj.,  bold,  insolent. 
fret,  adj.,  free, 
gfret'tag,   ber,  gen.  -g,   Friday. 

See  note  49  n. 

frei'tmUtg,  ad;'.,  voluntary,  spon- 
taneous. 
fref'fen,  fri^t,  fri^t ;  fra^,  gefref- 

fen,    (of  animals)    to   eat,    to 

devour.     [Fret.] 

$rcu'bef   bie,  pi  -n,  joy;    t>or 
joy- 
,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,pZ. 

-fpriinge,  leap  for  joy. 


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freu'befrrfiljlettb,  partic.adj.,  beam- 
ing with  joy. 
frett'en;  fidj  fiber  crtt>a§  freueit, 

to  delight  in,  to  be  glad  of. 
$reunb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pl.-e,  friend. 
greun'bitt,   bie,   pi.  -nen,   lady 

friend. 
frcmtb'Ud),    adj.,    kind,    gentle, 

gracious,  friendly. 
$rie'bett3bebtng'ung,  bie,  pi.  -en, 

condition  of  peace. 
gfrie'bridj,  ber,  gen.  -3,  Frederick, 
frifrfj,   adj.,   fresh,   new,   green; 

vigorous,  gay,  merry. 
frtfjt,  pres.  of  freffen. 
frof),  adj.,  joyful,  happy. 
friib/Hdj,  adj.,  joyful,  gay,  merry. 
framm,  adj.,  pious,  holy.  . 
^rofd),  ber,  gen.  -e3,  pi.  f$frofrf)e, 

frog;  O'rofdj'tetrfj,  ber,  frog  pond. 
8frud)t,  bie,  pi.  $rud)te,  fruit. 
frill),  adj.,  early. 
$riib/liitg,   ber,  gen.  -3,  spring. 

From  friif),  early. 
$rub/ftng3blume,    bie,    pi.   -n, 

spring  flower,  vernal  flower. 


a§,  gen.  -e§, 
pi.  -er,  spring  garment. 

fiilj'Ien,  to  feel. 

fuJjr,  pret.  of  f afiren. 

fii^'rcnf  to  lead,  to  take;  ben 
Siiffel  sum  Hfiiitnc  fii^reit,  to 
raise  one's  spoon  to  one's  lips. 

^fiilj'rer,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — ,  leader. 

fiinf,  num.,  five. 

fiinfte,  num.,  fifth. 

f iittf'seljtt,  num. ,  fifteen. 

fwnf 'jifl,  num.,  fifty. 

fun'feln,  to  sparkle. 

fitr,  prep,  with  ace.,  for. 

3tord)t,  bie,  fear,  terror,  fright. 

furtfyfbor,  adj.,  fearful,  terrible, 
tremendous,  frightful. 

fiirdj'ten,  to  fear ;  fic^  f iir(f)tcn,  to 
be  afraid,  frightened. 

furdjt'lo3f  adj.,  fearless. 

$iirftf  prince,  sovereign.    [First.] 

^iirft'cngntft,  bie,  tomb  or  vault 
of  princes. 

$«fj,  ber,  gen.  -e3,  pi.  $Ufje,  foot. 

^ut'tcr,  bag,  gen.  -3,  food,  fodder. 

fiiftern,  to  feed. 


gob,  pret.  of  gefcen ;  c§  gab,  there 

were. 
©o'be,  bie,  pi.  -n,  gift,  present. 

From  geben. 
ga^'ncn,  to  yawn. 
QtoloW,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  gallop ; 

im  WaloW,  at  a  gallop.     From 

French  '  galop. ' 


,  bie,  pi.  ©cinfe,  goose. 
;,,  ad;.,  whole,  complete,  entire, 
full ;  adv. ,  quite,  very. 
gar,  adv.,  very;   gar  Ittdjr,  not  in 

the  least. 

©arontte',  bie,  pi.  -en,  guarantee, 
warranty.  From  French  'ga- 
rantie.' 


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OJor'tett,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  ©drten, 

garden.     [Yard.] 
©or'tenljaug,   bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi. 

-f)dufer,  garden  house,  summer 

house. 
GJart'ner,  ber,    gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

gardener. 
Otoft,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  ©dfte, 

guest,  visitor. 
GJaft'ljaug,    bag,    0en.   -eg,    pi. 

-bdufer,  inn.    [Guest  +  house.] 
©eboit'be,  bag,  #en.  -g,  pi.  — , 

building,  edifice.    From  bauen, 

to  build. 
ge'ben,  giebft,giebt;  gab,  gege'ben, 

to  give,  to  grant. 
QJebeY,    bag,   gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

prayer.  Frcwi  beten,  to  pray. 
geblen'bet,  past  part,  of  blenben. 
gebltc'ben,  past  part,  of  bleiben. 
gcbo'ren,  past  part,  of  gebciren, 

born, 
(yebof,    bag,   gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

commandment,  law,  bidding, 
©cburf,  bie,  pi.  -en,  birth. 
(yeburt3'lj(w3,  bag,  sren.  -eg,  pi. 

-fitiitfer,  house  where  some  one 

was  born. 
GJebiirtS'joJjr,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-e,  year  of  birth. 
©eburtS'ftabt,  bie,  pi.  -ftSbte,  na- 
tive town. 
(yebttrt^'tag,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-e,  birthday. 
®ebiifrf)'r  bag,  ^en.  -eg,   pi.  -e, 

bushes,  underwood. 
Gkban'fe,  ber,  gen.  -ng,  pi.  -n, 

thought. 


Gkbtdjf,  bag,  gren.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

poem. 

gebtdj'tet,  pcrs<  part,  of  bidjten. 
©cffibr',  bie,  pi.  -en,  danger ;  utit 

@efob,r   bc§   2cbcn§,    at   the 

hazard  of  one's  life. 
Ueffifjr'ben,  to  endanger,  to  imperil. 
gcffiljr'Hci),  ad;'.,  dangerous. 
gcfaflcn,  gefdUft',  gefdUf ;  gefiel', 

gefal'Ien,  to  please;  e3  gefoKt 

mttf  it  pleases  me,  I  like  it. 
gefang'en,  past  part,  of  fangen ; 

gefangen  neb,mcn,  to  take  pris- 
oner. 
©cfang'cnc,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n, 

prisoner,  captive. 
©efetfif,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

skirmish,  engagement. 
©efiib,!',  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

feeling. 

gefun'bcn,  past  part,  of  finben. 
gcgc'bcn,  past  part,  of  geben. 
gc'gcn,  prep,  with  ace.,  toward, 

against,  about. 
gcgenii'ber,  prep,  with  dot.,  usually 

placed  after  the  noun,  opposite, 

over  against. 

gcgef  fen,  past  part,  of  effen. 
©cg'tter,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  ad- 
versary, enemy. 
gc'tyen,  ging,  gegang'en  (aux.  fein), 

to  go,  to  walk;  wic  gcb,t  c§? 

how  do  you  do  ? 
©eljtrn',  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

brains. 

geljor'djett,  to  obey.  [To  hearken.] 
geljij'rett,  to  belong. 
gchor'font,  adj.,  obedient. 


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geljft,  pres.  of  gefjen. 

©cift,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -er,  ghost, 

spirit ;  int  (Seifte,  in  some  one's 

mind. 

(Scllop'^er,  bag,  gen.  -g,  clapper- 
ing,  clattering. 
gefriitnittf,  partic.  ad;.,  crooked. 

[Crump.] 
gelb,  ad;.,  yellow. 
gelc'gen,  past  part,  of  liegen. 
(Mcljr'te,  ber,  gren.  -n,   pi.  -n, 

learned  man,   scholar.     From 

le&ren,  to  teach. 
gelet'tett,  to  conduct. 
geleritt',  past  part,  of  lernen. 
geliefef,  partic.  adj.,  beloved. 
jjcHnfl'en,  gelang',  gelung'en  (aux. 

fein),  with  dot.,  to  succeed;  e§ 

flcltitflt  mir,  I  succeed. 
gelif  ten,  past  part,  of  leiben. 
(Muff,   bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

desire,  longing. 
(SJemad)',  bag,  gen.  -(e)3,  pZ.  ©e= 

ma'd^er,  room. 

f,  partic.  adj. ,  made, 
j'ttn,  bie,  pi.  -nen,  consort, 

wife. 
©emiit',  bag,  grew.  -(e)3,  pi.  -er, 

mind,  soul,  heart.     [Mood.] 
gcimnnt',  partic.  adj.,  named, 
flcitnu',  adj.,  exact,  accurate,  dis- 
tinct. 
(SJenerfir,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  -e  or 

©enerale,  general.     From  Lot. 

'  generalis.' 

flcuom'mcit,  past  part,  of  ne^men. 
gcniig'f  adv.,  enough. 
',  ba§,  gen.  -(e) 


gcro'be,  adv. ,_  just. 

gcro'teu,  geratff,  geraf ;  gerief, 

gera'ten,  to  fall  (in). 
(^eroufd)',  bag,  gen.  -e§,  pi.  -e, 

noise. 

geredjf,  adj.,  just,  righteous. 
gertct',  pret.  of  geraten. 
gcrtltg',  ad;.,  small,  slight;  low, 

humble. 
©ermo'itc,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n, 

Teuton,  (ancient)  German, 
germa'ntfdj,  adj.,  Teutonic,  Ger- 
manic, 
gern  (Ueber,   am  Itebften),  adv., 

gladly, willingly, readily;  ct'tua-5 

gerit  t^itn,  to  like  to  do  some- 
thing. 

GJer'rrttb,  bie,  Gertrude, 
gcffigf ,  past  part,  of  fagen. 
(yefattb'te,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n, 

ambassador.     From  jenben,  to 

send, 
©cfang',  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  ®e- 

fcinge,  singing,  song. 
gefae'l)eit,  gefd^tebf,  gefc^afi',  ge= 

fdje'ljen  (aux.  fetn),  to  happen. 
©efdjtdj're,  bie,  pi.  -n,  history, 

story,  affair.     From  gefdEjeljen, 

to  happen. 

gefdjtrff,  adj.,  skilful. 
©efl^Ie^t',  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 

race,  family,  house. 
©efdjntet'be,  bag,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — , 

jewels.  From  fdjmieben,  to  forge. 
©efrfjmte'be,  bag,  gen.  -g,  forging. 
©cfdjityf,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

creature. 
gefdjrie'fcen,  past  part.  o/fd)retben. 


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gefdjttrittb',  adj.,  quick. 
QJefdjttri'fter,   bie,  pi,  brother(s) 

and  sister (s). 
gefctyttwng'en,     past    part,     of 

fdjtmngen. 

gefe'fjcn,  past  part,  of  fefjen. 
©cfd'Ie,    ber,   gen.  -n,   pi.  -it, 

journeyman,  companion.  From 

@aal,  room;  lit.,  roommate. 
©efelTfdjaft,  bie,  pi.  -en,  society. 

From  ©efelle. 

©efc^',  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  law. 
©eftdjf,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 

face.     [Sight.]     From  fefjen. 
geftmttnt',   partic.   adj.,    intense, 

attentive. 
©cfpettft',  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pZ.  -er, 

ghost. 
(Skfpen'ftcrgefdjtdii'te,  bie,  pi.  -tt, 

ghost  story. 

t,  past  part,  of  jpinnen. 
j',  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

conversation.    From  the  stem  of 

fprecfyen,  to  speak. 
jjcfpro'djcn,  past  part,  of  fpredEjen. 
©eftatt',  bie,  pi  -en,  form,  stature, 

frame. 
(SJeftetn',  bag,  ^en.  -(e)g,  pZ.  -e, 

rock.   Collective  o/@tein,  stone, 
ge'ftcrn,  adv.,  yesterday, 
gcftolj'lett,  past  part,  of  fte^Ien. 
{jeftor'&en,  past  part,  of  fterben. 
jjefunb',  adj.,  healthy,  sound, 
gefung'cn,  past  part,  of  fittgen. 
gct^on',  past  part,  of  tfjun. 
(^CrtJatf,  bie,  pi.  -e.t,  force.  From 

tualten,  to  wield. 
gcttJOl'tig,  adj.,  powerful,  mighty. 


©ettwnb',    bag,    gen.  -(e)g,    pi. 

©eraanber,     garment.       From 

nrinben,  to  wind  about. 
(Scitianbt'^eit,     bie,     adroitness, 

ability. 
flCttie'fett,  past  part,  of  fein. 

t,  past  part,  of  roidfeltt. 
,  geraann',  geroon'nen,  to 

win,  to  obtain. 
uf  fcnf  bag,  gren.-g, conscience, 
bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

thunderstorm.       Collective    of 

SBetter,  weather. 
(SJettrifterrcgeit,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi. 

— ,  thundershower. 
GJettiiJir,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  clouds. 

Collective  of  SBolfe,  cloud. 
gemor'ben,  past  part,  of  roerben. 
gejo'gett,  past  part,  of  jiefyen. 
gicbf  gtefift,  gtefit,  pres.  of  geben ; 

C§  gte&t,  there  is,  there  are. 
gte'rtg,  adj.,  greedy. 
©ift,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pZ.  -e,  poison. 

[Gift.]     From  geben,  to  give, 
giftig,  adj.,  venomous. 
gtgon'tif^,  adj.,  gigantic.    From 

Greek  yiyas. 
gtng,  pres.  of  gefien. 
©i^'fet,  ber,  0en.  -g,  pi.  — ,  sum- 
mit, top. 
©it'tcrtljor,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pZ.  -e, 

trellised  gate. 
©long,   ber,   0en.  -eg,   splendor, 

glory. 
gffiu'setl,    to    shine,   to   sparkle. 

From  ©lanj. 
glan'senb,   partic.    adj.,   bright, 

splendid. 


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e,  bte,  pi.  -n,  days 

of  glory. 

,  ad;'.,  glorious. 
,  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  ©ISfer, 

glass. 

fllo'fern,  adj.,  of  glass. 
fllau'licit,  to  believe,  to  think. 
gletdj,    ad/.,    like,    alike;    adv., 

immediately. 

gltlj'ertt,  to  glisten,  to  glitter, 
©lotf  e,  bie,  pi  -n,  bell.    [Clock.] 
©fiirf,  ba§,  gen.  -(e)g,  happiness, 

fortune,  good  luck. 
gliitf  ltd),  adj.,  happy,  lucky,  suc- 
cessful ;  gliirf  Hrfjc  SRetfe,  pleas- 
ant journey, 
©liirfrfittb,   bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-er,  child  of  fortune. 
glu'bctt,  to  glow. 
&lutf  bie,  pi.  -en,  glow,  fervid 

heat ;  fire,  flame. 
glitfror,  adj.,  glowing  red. 
©mint,  ber,  gen.  -g  or  -en,  pi.  -en, 

gnome.    From  French  '  gnome. ' 
©nib,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  gold. 
gol'bett,  aa";.,  golden, 
(^olb'^aar,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

golden  hair. 
&ott,   ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  ©otter, 

God. 
GboftttWtc,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n, 

messenger  of  the  gods, 
©ot'tcrttielt,  bie,  pi.  -en,  world  of 

the  gods. 

©Sftitt,  bie,  pZ.  -nen,  goddess, 
gotflidj,  adj.,  divine,  godlike. 
@rafi,  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  ©raber, 

grave. 


,  grSbft,  grSbt;  grnb,  ge= 
gra'ben,  to  dig.     [To  grave.] 

©ra§,  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  ©rSfev, 
grass. 

grou,  adj.,  gray. 

grou'fom,  adj.,  cruel,  fierce. 

grau'fen,  impersonal  with  dot., 
shudder;  e3  grattft  mtr,  I 
shudder.  (Cf.  gruesome.) 

©riw'fen,  bag,  gen.  -g,  awe, 
horror. 

H vni) ttii  ttf rf),  adj. ,  grave,  strutting. 
From.  Lat.  'gravitas.' 
iSf  adj.,  aged. 
,  adj.,  glaring. 

©renobier',  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -e, 
grenadier.  From  French  '  gre- 
nadier.' 

©riff,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  grip, 
grasp.  From  greifen,  to  grasp, 
gripe. 

©rtmm,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  wrath. 

grtm'mtg,  adj.,  grim,  fierce. 

grin'fen,  to  grin,  to  simper. 

groneit,  to  be  angry. 

groffenb,  partic.  adj.,  resentful. 

gr5§  (grbfjer,  am  grBfeten),  adj., 
great,  large,  tall,  big. 

©rofj'efrertt,  bie,  pi.  grandpar- 
ents. 

©rofj'tmttter,  bie,  pi.  -mutter, 
grandmother. 

©rofe'twrer,  ber,  gen.  -Z,pl.  -oater, 
grandfather. 

©rfi'ic,  bie,  pi.  -n,  pit,  hole. 
[Groove.] 

griitt,  adj.,  green. 

©runb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  ©riinbe, 


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ground,  reason,  cause  ;  often 
©ruttb,  every  reason. 

gritnb'lidj,  adv.,  thoroughly. 

GJriin'bung,  bie,  pi.  -en,  founda- 
tion. 

grii'nen,  to  grow  verdant. 

grii'fjen,  to  greet,  to  bow  to  some 
one. 

(SJwrlait'be,  bie,  pi.  -n,  garland, 
wreath.  From  French  'guir- 
lande.' 


gut  (beffer,  am  beften),  adj.,  good, 
well,  safely. 

(SJflt,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  ©ttter, 
good,  possession. 

GJii'te,  bie,  kindness,  goodness. 

gii'tig,  adj.,  kind. 

(SJtjmna'fhtm,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi. 
©nmna'fien,  high  school,  pre- 
paratory school  for  the  uni- 
versity. From  Greek  yv^vdffiov. 


QaaVf  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi  -e,  hair, 
fia'ben,  id)  b/abe,  bu  baft,  er  fjat, 

nrir  b,aben,  ib,r  fyabt,  fie  baben ; 

^atte,  gebabt,  to  have. 
I)ttI6,  adj.,  half;  Ijalb  fo  gut,  half 

as  good. 
Ijolf,  pret.  of  fielfen. 

e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  half. 
Hc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  hall. 
,    ber,  gen.  -eg,   pi.  §tilfe, 

neck. 
^•at^'Bnnb,   bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-bdnber,  necklace. 
^wfg'binbe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  necktie, 

cravat. 
Ijarten,  baltft,  bait ;  bielt,  gebal'= 

ten,  to  hold,  to  keep  ;  to  stop ; 

ft(^  fatten,  to  keep  oneself. 
Jpant'mer,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  §ant= 

mer,  hammer. 
^>nnb,  bie,  pi.  $anbe,  hand;  ftdj 

bie   ^on'be   rei'^en,   to   knit 

hands;     je'monben    ouf    ben 


igwn'bett  trfi'gett,  to  take  good 
care  of  some  one,  to  worship 
some  one. 

^Wlt'bel,  ber,  gen.  -g,  affair,  bar- 
gain, job. 

^anb'fdjufy,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -c, 
glove.  [Hand  +  shoe.] 

Ijattg'eit,  intr.,  fitingft,  fiangt; 
bing,  ge^ang'en,  to  hang,  be 
suspended. 

Ijong'en,  tr.,  bangte  or  bing,  ge= 
bangt  or  geb^ang'en,  to  hang, 
to  suspend. 

$an§t  ber  (abridged  from  3oban'= 
neg,  John),  gen.  -e(n)g,  pi. 
§an'fe,  Jack,  John. 

^por'fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  harp. 

^or'fenfptel,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  harp 
playing. 

ljarm'153,  ad;.,  harmless,  inno- 
cent. 

Jjnr'rett,  to  wait,  to  hope, 
e,  bie,  hardness. 


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$o'fe,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  hare. 
4^0$,  ber,  gen.  -ffeg,  hate,  hatred. 
fifift'Itd),  adj.,  ugly;  Jjafc'ttd)  bmt 

OJefidjf,  ill-favored. 
^>aft,  bie,  haste. 
Ijaft'tg,  ad;'.,   hasty;    ado.,  in  a 

hurry. 

Ijdt,  pres.  of  Ijaben. 
Jjat'te,  pret.  of  fjaben. 
Ijofte,  pretf.  sw&j.  o/  fjaben. 
fyau'fig,   adj.,    often,    frequently. 

From  Igaufe,  heap. 
$anpt,  bag,  gren.  -(e)g,  pJ.  <Qaupter, 

head. 

^cwpfftabt,  bie,  pi.  -pbte,  capi- 
tal. 
4>on§,  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  <gau'fer, 

house;    nod)   ^pau'f(e),    home, 

homeward;     §g    ^>ou'f(e)f    at 

home. 
4?au§'barf),  bag,   gren.  -(e)§,  ^Z. 

-ba'djer,  house  roof. 
^oit'fcn,  to  dwell. 
Ije'fcett,  ^ob,  ge^o'ben,  to  lift,  to 

raise,  to  heave. 

4?erf)t,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e,  pike. 
r,  bag,  firen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e,  army. 

ftifl,  adj.,  violent. 
4>etxbef  bie,  pi.  -n,  heath,  moor, 

plain. 
£et'be(tt)r{>3leitt,    bag,    gen.  -g, 

pi.  — ,  heath  rose,  sweet  little 

rose  on  the  moor. 
$eU,     bag,     gen.    -g,     welfare 

[health] ;  $etl  bit !  (all)  hail ! 
Hjei'ltg,   adj.,   holy,  sacred;   ber 

fieilige  Slbenb,  Christmas  eve. 
£etm,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  home. 


^tei'mat,  bie,  home. 

Jjei'tnifd),  adj.,  at  home. 

^ctn'rirf),  ber,  gen.  -g,  Henry. 

Jjei'f (t !  interj. ,  huzza !  hey  ! 

Ijei'fer,  adj.,  hoarse. 

I)etft,  adj.,  hot. 

Ijet'^ett,  ^te^,  ge^ei'^en,  to  be 
called  or  named. 

r,  adj.,  serene,  clear. 

,  ber,  gen.  -en,  pi.  -en,  hero. 

IjePbenljaft,  adj.,  heroic(al). 

^crfen,  ^ilfft,  &ilft;  ftalf,  gehorfen, 
to  help. 

^ctt,  bright,  brilliant. 

^>elm,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  hel- 
met. 

fycr,  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  here, 
hither,  hitherward,  this  way 
(toward  the  speaker  or  point  in 
question) ;  um  mid)  Ijcr,  around 
me. 

Ijeroli',  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  down 
hither  (toward  the  speaker  or 
point  in  question). 

Ijerafc'sgcljeit,  ging  fjerab',  Ijerab'^ 
gegangen  (aux.  fein),  to  go  down. 

Ijeratt',  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  hither, 
near,  up  to  (toward  the  speaker 
or  point  in  question);  er  fling 
an  t  Ijtt  Ijeran',  he  went  up  to  him. 

fierailf,  adu.  and  sep.  pref.,  up 
hither,  up  (toivard  the  speaker 
or  point  in  question). 

Ijerau^',  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  out 
hither,  out  from,  forth  (toward 
the  speaker  or  point  in  question). 

fier'sfcrtngen,  bradjte  tier',  &,er'ge= 
fcradjt,  to  bring  here  or  up. 


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t,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  au- 
tumn.    [Harvest.] 
4?erbft'itad)t,  bie,  pi.  -nacbte,  au- 
tumnal night. 
£erb,  ber,gren.-(e)§,pJ.-e,  hearth, 

fireplace. 
Ijer'flebradjr,  past  part,  of  fier'= 

bringen. 
fyer'sfommett,  lam  Ber',  Ber'gefom= 

men  (aux.  fein),  to  come  here 

or  hither. 
4?err,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pZ.  -en,  master, 

lord,    gentleman,    Mr.  ;     incttt 

£err,  Sir. 
Ijerr'Iid),  adj.,  magnificent,  stately, 

grand,   excellent.     From  §err 

and  ltc&  =  like. 

^err'Iidjfett,  bie,  glory,  splendor. 
Ijerr'fdjett,  to  rule,  to  reign;   to 

prevail. 
Jpm'fdjer,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

ruler,  sovereign. 
Ijer'stmbctt,  trieb  Ber',  Ber'getrte= 

ben,  to  drive  here ;  ttor  fid)  fyers 

treibeit,  to  drive  before  one. 
Ijerun'ter,   adv.   and  sep.  pref., 

down,  downward   (toioard  the 

speaker  or  point  in  question). 
Ijertior'sfcrechett,  brad)  foerDor7,  ber= 

Bor'gebroc&en    (aux.    fein),    to 

break  forth,  to  burst  through. 
IjerDor'sfommett,  lam  heroor',  fier= 

Dor'gelommen    (aux.   fein),   to 

come  forth. 

udjcn    (aux.    fein),    to 

emerge  (from  under  the  water). 
>erjf  ba§,  gen.  -en3,  dot.  -en,  pi. 

-en,  heart,  soul. 


,  bag,  darling. 
Ijers'bredjenb,  par«fc.  ad/.,  heart- 
breaking. 

j,  ad/.,  hearty, 
g,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pf.  §erjB'ge, 

duke. 
^er'sofltiiin,    bag,    gren.  -g,    pi. 

-tiimer,  dukedom,  duchy. 
Ijeu'lett,  to  howl,  to  moan. 
Ijeu're,  adv. ,  to-day,  this  day. 
Ijtelt,  pret.  of  Batten. 
Ijter,  adv.,  here. 
Ijtet'ljcr,  adv.,  hither,  this  way, 

here. 

Ijtefj,  P^ei.  of  fietfjen. 
^ilf,  imperative,    ^ilft,  pres.  of 

Belfen. 
Jpilfe  or  $iilfe,  bie,  help;    mit 

§ilfe  (§iilfe),  by  means. 
^int'mel,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  sky, 

heaven. 
^tm'mclbctt,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-en,  four-post  bed. 
^im'melSfiJ'nigin,  bie,  pi.  -nen, 

heavenly  queen. 
^hn'melgrtdi'runjj,  bie,  pZ.  -en, 

cardinal  point. 
Ijilt,  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  thither, 

that  way,    to,    toward    (away 

from  the  speaker  or  point  in 

question);  nod)  btr  f)tu,  towards 

you. 
Ijtuat)',  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  down 

thither  (away  from  the  speaker 

or  point  in  question). 
l)utab'=ud)iucit,  na&m  Btnab',  Bin= 

ab'genommen,  to  take  down. 
Ijtttau',   adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  up 


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thither,    up    (away  from    the 

speaker  or  point  in  question); 

ben  93crg  Ijinait,  up  (the)  hill. 
IjinauS',  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  out 

hence,    forth   (away  from  the 

speaker  or  point  in  question). 
Ijinburd)',    ado.    and  sep.   pref., 

through,  during;  bie  92arf)t  Ijills 

burd),  all  night. 
Ijineitt',  adv.  and  sep.  pref.  ,  into, 

in. 


tying,  pret-  of  bangen. 
Ijiw'gefefct,  past  part,  of  btn'fefcen. 
fiin'sfe^en  (fid)),  to  sit,  down. 
Ijin'ter,  prep,  with  dot.  or  ace.,  sep. 

or  insep.  pref.  ,  behind,  after. 
Ijinun'ter,    adv.   and   sep.  pref., 

down  thither,  down  (away  from 

the  speaker  or  point  in  question). 
fiinutt'tersffifyren,   fiibr  binun'ter, 

btmm'tergefabren,  to  go  down 

(a  river). 

Ijittsfi',  adv.,  toward,  in  addition. 
Binsu'scilcn  (aux.  fein),  to  hasten 

along. 
$irf(e),  ber,  gen.  -en,  pi.  -en, 

herd,  shepherd. 
£i^'e,  bie,  heat. 
1)56,  pret.  of  beben. 
Ijiidj,  when  inflected  bob  —  (bober, 

bb'cfcft),  adj.,  high,  lofty;  hod) 

lebe  .  .  .  !  long  live  .  .  .  ! 
£5dj,  ba^,  for  ficbetyod),  cheer. 
hijrfjljei'lig,  adj.,  most  holy. 
^odj'jett,  bie,  pi.  -en,  wedding. 

[High  +  tide,  time.] 
£od)'seitSmfil)I,   bag,  gen.  -(e)§, 

pi.  -ma  bier,  wedding  feast. 


},  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi. 

-e,  wedding  day. 
£jjf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  §Bfe,  yard, 

court,  farm;    ^>ou§   Uttb   ^»of, 

house  (or  hearth)  and  home. 
fioffcntlidj,  adv.,  it  is  to  be  hoped, 

I  hope. 

^>off  tiling,  bie,  pi.  -en,  hope, 
tyoff'mtnggfij^,  adj.,  hopeless. 
ho'f'Htf),  adj.,  polite,  courteous. 

From  iQof,  court. 
^o'lje,  bie,  pZ.  -n,  height. 
^»b"tyc^unft,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pZ.  -e, 

height,  culmination. 
1)61)1, adj., hollow;  bie tyotyle ,f»nnb, 

the  hollow  of  the  hand. 
^b'b'Ie,  bie,  pi.  -n,  cavern,  cave, 

den,  hole. 

Ijb'lj'mfd),  adj.,  scornful,  jeering. 
tyolb,  adj.,  lovely,  gracious. 
fto'fen,  to  fetch,  to  get.   [To  haul.] 
£01-$,  bag,  gen.  -e§,  jpi.  §oljer, 

wood.     [Holt.] 
^olj'ftoft,  ber,  oen.  -e§,  pi.  -ftb'jje, 

funeral  pile, 
^o'nigfiirfjen,  ber,  gren.  -g,  pi.  — , 

_gingerbread.     [Honey  +  cake.] 
Ijo'tCtt,   to  hear,   to  listen ;_  ouf 

jemonben  (ober  auf  ettt>a§)  fib'ren, 

to  listen  to  some  one  (or  to  some- 
thing). 
^orisonf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

horizon.     From  Greek  bplfyv. 
^>orn,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  Corner, 

horn. 

fior'nern,  adj.,  horny, 
^orn'tyttttt,  bie,  horny  skin. 
fiort,  pres.  of  biiren. 


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tr  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi  -e,  treas- 
ure.    [Hoard.] 

4?o'fe,     bie,     pi.    -n,    trousers. 

|wffd)lticj,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  clang 
or  tramp  of  a  horse's  foot. 

^pii'gel,  ber,  gen.  -3,  hill. 

^wl'fe  or  4?ilfc,  bie,  help;    wit 
£iitfe  ($tlfe),  by  means. 
,  to  wrap. 

ber,    gen.  -3,    humor. 
From  Lat.  'humor.' 

4?unb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e,  dog, 
hound. 

ljutt'bcrt,  num.,  a  (or  one)  hun- 
dred. 


'er,  ber,  gen.  -3,  hunger, 
appetite ;  ^uttg'er  Ijulicit,  to  be 
hungry;  ^itng'er  ift  ber  beffe 
Stofyf  hunger  is  the  best  sauce. 

Jjitng'ern,  to  hunger. 

Jjuitg'rtg,  adj.,  hungry. 

Ijiip'fen  (aux.  fein  and  fiaben),  to 
hop. 

$ntr  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  §Ute,  hat. 
[Hood.] 

Ijtt'teit,  to  watch,  to  guard. 

^ii'ter,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  keeper, 
guard. 

£uf fdjadjtel,  bie,  pi.  -n,  hat  box. 
tc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  hut. 


id)  (mettter,  mir,  mid)),  pers.pron., 

I  (of  me,  to  me,  me). 
tbeof,    adj.,    ideal.      From  Lat. 

'idealis.' 
§t>ce',  bie,  pi.  -(e)n,  idea.    From 

Greek  I8fa. 
ttjm,  pers.  pron. ,  dat.  of  er  and  eg, 

to  him,  it. 
tfjlt,  pers.  pron.,  ace.  of  er,  him, 

it. 
tlj'ttett,  Sfy'tteit,  dat.  pi.  of  fie,  @ie, 

to  them,  to  you. 
tl)rf  pers.  pron.,  dat.  sing,  of  fie, 

to  her ;  nom.  pi.  of  bu,   you ; 

poss.    ad/.,    her,    their;    §^rr 

your. 

Slj'rer,  -c,  -8,  yours. 
im  =  in  bem. 
ittt'mcr,  adv.,  always,  ever ;  tmmct 


no^,  still ;  unmet  ttJteberf  again 
and  again. 

hn'merbor,  adv.,  always,  for- 
ever. 

in,  prep,  with  dat. ,  in,  within,  at ; 
with  ace.,  into. 

iltbem',  con;'.,  while. 

ilt'ttetl,  adv.,  within. 

$tt'ttere(3)f  ba§,  interior,  in- 
side. 

intereffanf,  adj.,  interesting. 
From  French  'inte'ressant.' 

Snteref'fe,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -n, 
interest.  From  Lat.  '  inter- 
esse.' 

intereffie'reit,  to  interest.  From 
French  'inte"resser.' 

tttttltt',  adj.,  intimate.  From  Lat. 
'  intimus. ' 


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[j,  adj.,  earthly.  ift,  pres.  of  fein. 

ir'genb,  adv.,  some,  any;  irgenbcitt  ^tfi'ticn,  bag,  gen.  -g,  Italy. 

Sftettfdj,  some  person;  trgcttb;  ^toltc'ncr,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

mo,  somewhere.  Italian. 

ir'ren,  to  err.  ttSHe'nif rf),  adj. ,  Italian. 


jo,  odt). ,  yes ;  indeed,  to  be  sure, 

why,  you  know,  of  course,  by 

all  means,  by  no  means,  even, 

etc. 
3agb,  bief  pi.  -en,  chase,  hunt; 

ouf  etttw§  3«gb  nwdjen,  to  hunt 

after  something. 
Satyr,   bag,    gren.   -(e)g,   pi.   -e, 

year. 

it,  bie,  pi.  -en,  season. 
,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  -e, 

century. 
Sflnt'nter,   ber,  gen.  -g,  misery, 

wretchedness. 

jam'mern,  to  wail,  to  lament. 
Sim'iiar,  ber,  gen.  -g,  January. 

From  Lot.  'Januarius.' 
iou^('3Cn,    to    shout    (for)    joy. 

From  the  interj.  jud),  huzza. 
jc,  adv.,  ever;  jc  .  .  .  je,  the  ... 

the. 
jc'bcr,  jebe,  icbc§,  pZ.  jcbe,  iTid^/1. 

pron.,  every,  each,  either  (one). 
jc'beSmfil,  adv. ,  every  time. 
jebod)',  conj.,  however,  yet. 
jc'ner,   jc'ne,    je'ncS,   pi.   jc'nc, 

dem.  pron.,  that,  that  one,  the 

former.     [Yon.] 

'ig,  ad;'.,  present. 


jeljt,  adu.,  now. 

'r  ber,  gen.  -g,  John. 
l,  ber,  gen.  -g,  jubilation, 

public  joy. 

jtt'&efa,  to  shout  for  joy. 
Stt'&elritf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  accla- 
mations, cheers. 
3«'be,    ber,    gen.    -n,    pi.    -n, 

Jew. 
Su'gcnb,     bie,     young     people, 

youth. 
Stt'li,  ber,  gren.  -g,  July.    From 

Lot.  'Julius.' 

jung  (jiinger,  jiingft),  adj.,  young, 
^ung'c,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  boy, 

lad. 

iiing'er,  comp.  of  jung. 
^ung'frou,   bie,   pi.  -en,    maid, 

virgin. 
Siing'Iutg,   ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -e, 

young  man,   youth.     [Young- 
ling.] 
jiingft,    ber,    bie,    bag,    jiingfte, 

superl.  of  jung. 
$n'rii,  ber,  gen.  -g,  June.    From 

Lot.  'Junii.' 
SfiWeC,   bag,    gen.  -g,  pi.  -en, 

jewel.     From  French  'joyau,' 

Old  French  'joel.' 


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i'fer,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — ,  beetle. 

[Chafer.] 
ftofan,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  $cif)ne, 

boat,  skiff. 
£ai'ferf    ber,    gen.    -g,   pi.    — , 

emperor.  From  Lat.  '  Caesar. ' 
^ai'ferin,  bie,  pi.  -nen,  empress. 
$ai'ferfro'ne,  bie,  pi.  -n,  imperial 

crown. 
£ai'ferret(ij,  bag,  gen.  -(e)3,pl.  -e, 

empire. 

fait,  adj.,  cold,  frigid. 
fal'ter,  colder ;  am  f  aTteften,  cold- 
est. 

lam,  pret.  of  fomtnen. 
Garnet',  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

camel.    From  Greek  Kd/njXos. 
$amerab',  ber,  gen.  -en,  p£.  -en, 

comrade.     From  Ital.   'came- 

rata ' ;  lit.  roommate.     Cf.  ©e= 

fette. 
fiamm,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  $amme, 

comb. 

fam'nten,  to  comb, 
fiampf,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  $ampfe, 

combat,  struggle,  fight.  [Camp.] 
fampf&erett,  adj.,  ready  for  com- 
bat. 

fompf  en,  to  fight.    From  5?ampf. 
Jlanbtbatur',    bie,    candidature. 

From  Lat.  '  candidatus. ' 
faim,  pres.  of  fonnen. 
iiauo'uc,    bie,   pi.    -n,    cannon. 

From  French  'canon.' 
s'ler,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — , 


chancellor.     From  Lat.   '  can- 

cellarius. ' 

^ituUe'ren,  to  capitulate.  From 

Lat.  'capitulare.' 

ber,    Charles;    ®avl    ber 
e,  Charlemagne. 
,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — ,  box. 
r,  ber  and  ba§,  gen.  -3, 

pi.  — ,  lecturing  desk,  master's 

desk.     From  Greek  KaOtSpa. 
j'e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  cat. 
fau'fen,  to  buy. 
fount,  adv.,  scarcely,  hardly. 
fetf,  adj.,  bold.     [Quick.] 
^elj'te,  bie,  pi.  -n,  throat. 
fein,  fei'ne,  indef.  adj.,  no,  not 

any. 
SeW),  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  calyx, 

flower  cup.    From  Lat.  '  calix. ' 
£eWj'6fatt,   bag,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi. 

-blatter,  sepal. 
fen'nen,  f annte,  ge!annt,  to  know. 

[Ken.] 
fettttfftdj,  adj.,  easy  to  be  known, 

distinguishable. 
ilefte,  bie,  pi.  -n,  chain. 
Seu'Ie,  bie,  pi.  -n,  club. 
$inb,  bag,  0en.-(e)g,  pi.  -er,  child 
ilin'bergeft^t',   bag,   gen.   -(e)g, 

pi.  -er,  child's  face. 
ftltb'ttdj,  adj.,  childlike. 
ffinn,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  chin, 
fitr'dje,  bie,  pi.  -n,  church, 
fiir'tfjenlieb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  j)Z. 

-er,  hymn. 


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iUa'flcIteb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,pi.  -er, 

song  of  lament,  dirge. 
fta'gett,  to  wail, 
belong,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  flange, 

sound.     [Clank.] 
Hung,  pret.  of  flingen. 
ftoMerit,  to  clapper,  to  chatter. 
Hor,  ad;.,  clear,  limpid. 
SHttf'fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  class,  form. 

From  Lat.  '  classis^. ' 
f latfrii  cu  ;  in  bie  £anbe  flatfrticn, 

to  clap  hands, 
ftlctb,   bag,  gen.  "-(e)g,  pi.  -er, 

garment,  dress;  pi.,  clothes. 
ffei'beit,  to  dress,  to  clothe. 
Mcilt,  adj. ,  little,  small  [clean] ; 

bie  5Hctncn,  the  little  ones. 
$leina'fiett,   bag,  gen.  -g,   Asia 

Minor. 
®lein'5b,    bag,    gen.    -(e)g,    pi. 

$leino'bien,  trinket,    treasure. 

From  flein  =  neat,  fine. 
ffiug'ett,    Hang,    geflung'en,    to 

sound,  to  clink. 
flopf'eit,  to  knock. 
flfig,  adj.,  clever,  wise,  cunning. 
Sno'fce,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  boy. 

[Knave.] 

fdjiHe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  boys' 

school. 

ncrfjt,   ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  -e, 

manservant,  slave.     [Knight.] 
e,  bag,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  -e,  knee, 
fttie'en,  to  kneel. 
S'tto'rfjen,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pZ.  — , 

bone. 
tfltopflodj,   ba§,  gren.   -(e)§,  pi. 

-lodger,  buttonhole. 


),  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi. 

cook. 

fo'rfjen,  to  cook. 
Soffer^en,  bag,  gen.  -§,  pZ.  — , 

little  trunk,  portmanteau. 
$of  fertrfiger,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

porter. 

$olj'Ie,  bie,  pi.  -n,  coal. 
iliilj'Ier,  ber,  ^en.  -g,  pi.  — ,  char- 
coal burner. 
JloHe'ge,   ber,    gen.   -n,   pi.   -n, 

colleague.      From    Lat.    'col- 

lega.' 
fottegifi'Hfdj,  adj.,  colleague-like, 

friendly.     See  above. 
t,  bag,  gren.  -g,  Cologne. 

ad/.,     colossal,    huge. 

From  French  'colossal.' 
&0tnman/bo,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -g, 

command.     From  Lat.    '  com- 

mendare.' 
fom'mett,   fam,  ge!om'men  (aux. 

fein),  to  come,  to  arrive,  to  get ; 

ju  fidj  fommett,  to  come  to. 
fommt,  pres.  of  jommen. 
fom'met,  imperative  of  fommen. 
fom^onie'rcnf   to  set  to  music. 

From  Lat.  'componere.' 
Som^ofttion',  bie,  pi.  -en,  compo- 
sition.    From  Lat.  'composi- 

tio.' 

.^ii'uig,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -e,  king. 
Ai ii'uifliH,  bie,  pi.  -nen,  queen. 
,  adj.,  royal,  kingly. 
,  bag,  gen.-(e)$,  pi.  -er, 

king's  child,  princess. 
lim'ncn,  id)  fann,  bu  fannft,  er 

lann,  roir  lonnen,  i^r  fonnt,  fie 


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lonnen ;  fonn'te,  gefonnt';  (mod. 

aux.)  can,  to  be  able  (to  do  a 

thing),  may. 
®opf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  £opfe, 

head.     [Cup,  Cap.] 
Sityf'djen,   bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

small  pretty  head. 
^opf'ftffen,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  — , 

pillow. 

!opff(f)uttelnb,  partic.  adj.,  shak- 
ing his  head. 
i?opf'5erl>rcdjen,     bag,    0en.  -g, 

puzzling  of  the  brains. 
,  bag,  grera.  -g,  corn,  grain. 


j,    ber,    gen.  -(e)g,   pZ. 
-jiige,  crusade. 
frie'djett,  frodj,  ge!ro'd)en,  to  crawl, 

to  creep. 
$rieg,    ber,   gen.  -(e)g,  pZ.  -e, 

war. 
$rie'ger,    ber,   gen.  -g,  pZ.  — , 

warrior. 
$rieg§'l)err,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pZ.  -en, 

commander-in-chief. 
$rteg3'foften,  bie,  pZ.  — ,  expenses 

of  war. 
SriegS'lieb,  bag,  gen.-(e)$, pZ.-er, 

war  song. 

r,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pZ. — ,  body.       frieg§'faftig,    adj.,    anxious    for 
fo'fen,  to  caress.  war. 

foft'bar,  adj.,  precious,  costly.          $rieg§'ritl)m,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  mili- 
foft'Ctt,  to  cost.  tary  glory. 

frozen,  to  crack.  $rty'pe,  bie,  pZ.  -n,  crib,  manger. 

Sroft,     bie,    pZ.    $rcifte,    force,      frodj,  pret.  of  friedEjen. 

strength,  energy.     [Craft.] 
froftig,  adj.,  robust. 
fraft'153,  adj.,  powerless. 
$ra'gen,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  — ,  collar. 
fronf,  adj.,  ill,  sick.     [Crank.] 
Kron'fe,    ber,    gen.  -n,   pi.  -n, 

patient. 
Slrntt'fenttwr'tertn,  bie,  pZ.  -nen, 

nurse. 

ftrtmnjett,  bie,  pZ.  -en,  illness. 
ilran^,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pZ.  ^rcinje, 
wreath,  crown. 

',  bie,  pZ.  -en,  creature. 


:,   ber,    gen.  -eg,   pZ.  — , 
crocus.     From  Lot.  'crocus.' 
ilrij'tte,  bie,  pZ.  -n,  crown.    From 

Lat.  'corona.' 
frij'nen,  to  crown. 
Kron'prins,  ber,  gen.  -en,  pZ.  -en, 

crown  prince,  heir  apparent. 
$ii'djef  bie,  pZ.  -n,  kitchen. 
$u'djen,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  — ,  cake. 
Sii'^cnS'f  en,  ber,  ^en.-g,  pZ.  -Bf  en, 

kitchen  stove.     [Oven.] 
^urf'urf,    ber,    gen.  -g,    pZ.   -e, 

cuckoo. 

From  Lat.  'creatura.'  ft  it  1),  bie,  pZ.  $uf)e,  cow. 

frei'bettJCt^,  adj.,  deadly  pale.  fiil)(f  adj.,  cool,  fresh. 

®reuj,  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pZ.  -e,  cross,      fitljn,  adj.,  bold.     [Keen.] 
back.       From     Lat.      '  crux,      $unft,  bie,  pZ.  $iinfte,  art.     From 
crucis.'  the  stem  of  lonnen. 


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r,  bag,  gen.  -g,  copper. 

$itr,  bie,  pi.  -en,  cure  ;  er  h»or  jur 
$fir  in,  he  was  drinking  the 
waters  at.  From  Lot.  'cura.' 

fur§  (to^er,  fiirjeft),  adj.,  short; 


a    short    time.        From    Lat. 

'curtus.' 
Mfj'^en,   bag,  gen.  -g,   pi.  — , 

little  kiss. 
liif'fett,  to  kiss. 


facfj'eln,  to  smile. 

lodj'en,  to  laugh. 

£od)'en,  bog,  gen.  -g,  laughter. 

£od)§,  ber,  gren.  -eg,  pZ.  -e,  salmon. 

Ittl!)!,  pres.  o/  jad)en. 

la'ben,  la'bft,  labt;  Iflb,  gela'ben, 
to  load ;  invite. 

log,  pret.  of  liegen. 

fio'ger,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  bed, 
place  to  sleep  in.  [Lair.]  From 
the  stem  of  liegen. 

fioub,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  Sanber, 
land,  country. 

Sattb'fdjafr,  bie,  pi.  -en,  land- 
scape, scenery. 

long,  adj. ,  long,  tall ;  cine  gon§c 
28odje  long,  a  whole  week. 

fange,  adv.,  a  long  time. 

long'fgm,  adj.,  slow. 

longft,  superl.  of  long,  adv.,  long 
ago,  long  since. 

lof'fen,  id)  laffe,  bu  la^t,  er  I(i^t, 
n>ir  laflen,  t^r  lafit,  fie  laffen; 
lie^,  gelaffen,  to  let,  to  leave  ; 
je'monbctt  ct'tt>o§  tljun  toffcn,  to 
have  or  cause  some  one  to  do 
something;  je'monbcm  efttwS 
fo'gen  Iflffcn,  to  send  some  one 
word  about  something. 


Iof'f(c)t  mt§,  let  us. 

lfi§t,  pres.  of  lafjen. 

fioffer,  bag,  gen.  -g,  vice. 

lou'fen,  laufft,  lauft;  lief,  gelau'= 
fen,  to  run.     [Leap.] 

Iflitft,  pres.  of  laufen. 

Iou'fd)enf  to  listen. 

lout,  adj.,  loud. 

,  adj.,  noiseless. 

bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 
hospital,  lazaret.  From  Ital. 
'lazzaretto.' 

ficbe^oc^',  bag,  gen.  -§,  cheer. 

(e'6ettf  to  live,  to  be  alive ;  Ijodj 
Icficn  laffcn,  to  give  a  cheer. 

fic'&en,  bag,  gen.  -g,  life. 

le&en'btg,  adj.,  living,  alive. 

2efectt)j>ljrf    bag,    gen.    -g,    fare- 
well. 

le&'loS,  ad/'.,  hianimate,  lifeless. 

fic'ber,  bag,  gen.  -g,  leather. 

leer,  adj.,  empty. 

le'gen,  to  lay. 

lelj'nen,  to  lean. 

Selj're,  bie,  pi.  -n,  precept,  ad- 
vice.    [Lore.] 

leJj'ren,  to  teach. 

fielj'rcr,    ber,    gen.  -g,    pi.  — , 
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fietli,    ber,   gen.  -(e)g,    pi.  -cr, 

body.     [Life.] 
Set'djcttfeier,    bie,    funeral   rites, 

exequies. 
£ettf)'nam,   ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  -e, 

dead  body,  corpse. 
Ictrljr,  adj.,  light,  easy,  nimble. 
fieirfi'tigfeit,  bie,  pi.  -en,  facility; 

nut  Setchtigfett,  easily. 
£eib,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pain,  harm; 

je'maubcm  ct'twaS  511  leibe  tljiut, 

to  do  some  one  harm,  to  hurt 

some  one.     [Loath.] 
leib,  adj.,  t§  ift  tlttr  Ictb,  I  am 

sorry. 
lei'ben,  litt,  gelit'ten,  to  suffer, 

to  endure. 

lei'benfdjaftHdj,  adj.,  passionate. 
lei'ber,  adv.,  alas,  unfortunately. 
lei'ljcit,  Kef),  gelie'&en,  to  lend, 
lei'nen,  adj.,  linen. 
Ici'fc,  adj.,  soft,  low. 
lenfett,  to  guide. 
Ser'dje,  bie,  pi.  -n,  lark, 
ler'tteit,  to  learn, 
le'fen,  Heft,  lieft ;  log,  gele'fen,  to 

read. 

lelj'te,  adj.,  last. 
leildj'ten,  to  shine,  to  beam,  to 

gleam. 

ficu'te,  "Die,  pi.,  people. 
fiidjt,    ba§,   gen.  -(e)g,   pi.  -er, 

light. 
fii^t'geWanb,  ba§,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi. 

-geroanber,  robe  of  light. 
Kc6   (lieber,    am   Hebften),   adj., 

dear,  beloved, 
fiie'foe,  bie,  love. 


He'fcen,  to  love,  to  like. 

Ite'der,  adv.,  rather,  better. 

lic'dcuoll,  adj.,  loving,  affection- 
ate, tender,  full  of  love. 

Iteb'Ht^,  adj. ,  lovely,  charming. 

Steb'Hng,  ber,  gen.  -S,  pi.  -e,  dar- 
ling, favorite. 

fitcb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  -er,  song, 
poem,  ballad,  lay. 

fiie'berbidj'ter,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — , 
song  writer,  lyrical  poet. 

lief,  pret.  of  laufen. 

(te'gen,  lag,  gele'gen,  to  lie,  to  be 
situated. 

(left,  pres.  of  lefen. 

Heft,  pret.  of  laffen.   , 

£f  He,  bie,  pi.  -n,  lily.  From  Lat. 
'  lilium.' 

Sin'be,  bie,  pi.  -n,  lime  tree,  lin- 
den tree. 
,  adv. ,  to  the  left ;  linU  unb 

,  right  and  left, 
e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  lip. 

Hft'tj},  adj.,  artful,  sly. 

litt,  pret.  of  leiben. 

£od),  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  Sodjer, 
hole.  [Lock.] 

fiocf  e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  curl. 

torf'en,  to  allure,  to  entice. 

lo'bertt,  to  blaze. 

fioffcl,  ber,  gen.  -S,  pi.  — ,  spoon; 
eitt  fibffet  DoH,  a  spoonful  of. 

£5l)tt,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  reward. 

loh'uen,  to  repay. 

Sor'beerlrons,  ber,  ^en..  -eg,  pi. 
-franje,  laurel  wreath.  From 
Lat.  '  laurus  '  +  beer,  berry. 

253,  bog,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  lot. 


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fio'fegelb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi  -er,  fiij'foenjagb,    bie,    pi  -en,    lion 

ransom.  hunting. 

lo'fen,  to  loosen.     From  log.  lub,  pret.  of  laben. 

15^'sfommen,  lam  log',  Iog'ge!om=  fiuft,  bie,  pi  Siifte,  air,  atmos- 

men  (aux.   fein),    to   get   out         phere. 

of.  Hif  ten ;  ben  $ut  liiften,  to  raise 
loS'stttarfdjte'rett   auf,    to   march          one's  hat.     From  Sufi. 

straight  toward.    From  French  fiii'ge,  bie,  pi  -n,  lie. 

'marcher.'  liigen,  log,  gelogen,  to  lie. 

fiotlj'nngett,   bag,   gen.  -g,   Lor-  fiuft,  bie,  pi  Sitfte,  pleasure,  de- 

raine.  light,  lust;  fiuft  Jjfiben,  to  wish, 

fiii'We,    ber,    gen.    -n,    pi    -n,          to  have  a  desire. 

lion.  luft'tg,  merry,  jolly.     [Lusty.] 


tnadj'en,  to  make,  to  do ;  jc'tnan*  SBtiilj'ne,  bie,  pi.  -n,  mane. 

bent  gfreube  tnndjcn,    to  give  2Koi,  ber,  gen.  -g,  May.    From 

some  one  joy ;  5uct'ttJa§mad)CIt,  Lat.  'Maius.' 

to  turn  into.  2Rai'blttllte,  bie,  pi.  -n,  lily  of  the 

9){nrf)t,  bie,   pi.   SJZiid^te,   might,  valley. 

power;  mit  aCcr  9Kadfjt,  with  SMoib,   bie,    maiden,   poetic  for 

all  one's  might.  2JJabdE)en. 

miirii'tig,   adj.,    mighty,   strong.  9Koi'glorf(^enf  bag,  gen.  ~§,pl  — , 

From  3Jiarf)t.  lily  of  the  valley. 

9Kiib'djeit,  bag,  gen.  -g,   pi  — ,  SRajcftaf,  bie,  pi  -en,  majesty, 

girl,   maiden.     Diminutive   of  Majesty    (in    address).     From 

2Haib.  Lat.  'maiestas.' 

mag,  pret.  of  mb'gen.  9Korf  bag,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi  -e,  time. 

9K5gb,  bie,  pi  2KSgbe,  maidser-  ma'Ien,  to  paint. 

vant.  UJZo'fer,    ber,    gen.   -g,   pi    — , 

aJJo'gen,    ber,    gen.   -g,    pi.   — ,  painter. 

stomach.     [Maw.]  mo'lertfclj,      adj.,      picturesque. 

magft,  pres.  of  mb'gen.  From  2Kaler. 

mnli'Icit,    ma&lte,    gemaft'len,    to  man,    indef.   pron.,    one,    they, 

grind,  to  mill.  people. 

t'jeit,  bie,  pi  -en,  meal.  mandj  (manner,  manage,  1 


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205 


indef.  pron.,  many  a,  many  a 

one. 

,  many  a  thing. 
numrf)'ma(,  adv.,  sometimes. 
2Jlattu,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  Scanner, 

man,     husband ;     2J?aittt    ttttb 

Jyvnit,  man  and  wife. 
•JJlfinn'letit,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

(diminutive    of    3JJann),    little 

man. 
2Wan'teI,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  3Mn= 

tel,  cloak,  mantle.     From  Lot. 

'  mantellum. ' 
SRatntffrtpf,    bag,    f/en.    -(e)g, 

pZ.  -e,  manuscript.     From  Lat. 

'manuscriptum.' 
SJtor'djeit,  bag,  </en.  -g,  pL  — , 

fairy  tale,  story. 
SKart'n,  SWarie,  Mary. 
SJtar'melftein,  see  aJiar'morftetn. 
•JKar/mor,  ber,  (/en.  -g,  marble. 

From  Lat.  '  mariner. ' 
SKor'morftcitt,    ber,    gren.    -(e)3, 

pZ.  -e,  marble  stone.   See  above. 
2Jtar'fef)aH,  ber,  ^en.  -3,  pZ.  3Jlar'= 

fc^dlte,  marshal, 
nmrfdjie'ren  (aux.  |etn),  to  march. 

From  French  'marcher.' 
j,  ber,  gen.  -e§,  March.  J?/-o?n 
Martius.' 

',  ber,  flren.  -g,  march- 
pane. From  Lat.  '  Marci  panis,' 

i.e.  'bread  of  St.  Marc.' 
Sftoffe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  mass,  bulk. 

From  Lat.  '  massa. ' 
aJtotcwr,  bag,  gen.  -3,  pL  5Kate= 

ria'lien,  materials).   From  ia^. 

'  materia. ' 


9Kout,  bag,  ffen.  -(e)3, 

mouth,  muzzle  (of  an  animal). 
SHccr,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pZ.  -e,  sea. 

[Mere.] 

•iJKce'reSfitfte,    bie,   pZ.  -n,   sea- 
coast.    From  Lat.  'costa.' 
mc^r  (comp.  of  Diet),  adj.,  more, 
tttclj'rere  (meljr  with  a  comp.  suf- 
fix), adj.,  several. 
9Kci'(cf  bie,  pi.  -n,  mile;   cine 

bcutfdjc    White,    one    German 

mile  =  7.42  ^tlome'ter  (=  about 

4J  English  miles).     From  Lat. 

'milia.' 
tnein,  ntei'nc,  poss.  pron.,  my, 

mine. 

met'nett,  to  think,  to  mean, 
tnctft  (superl.  of  »tel),  adj.,  most; 

am  metftcn,  most. 
mei'fteit3f  adv. ,  for  the  most  part, 

mostly. 
9Rei'fter,   ber,    gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

master. 
ajJeUJbie',   bie,  pi.  -n,    melody, 

tune.     From  Greek  /oteX^Sfa. 
meliJ'btfdj,  adj.,  melodious.    See 

above. 
9Jlen6gem'f  bie,  pl.-n,  menagerie. 

From  French  '  menagerie. ' 
aKcng'e,   bie,  pi.  -n,  multitude, 

crowd.     Cf.  mancfo,  many. 
9Jtenfdj,   ber,  gen.  -en,  pi.  -en, 

man,  human  being,  person. 
2Ren/fdjettle/6cit,    bag,    gen.  -g, 

pi.  — ,  human  life,  life  of  man 

or  men. 
aKett'fdjenmen'fle,    bie,    pi.   -n, 

crowd  of  people. 


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2JZett'fdjettfee'(ef  trie,  pi.  -n,  human 

soul. 

ttteitfdj'ltdj,  adj.,  human. 
nter'fen,  to  mark,   to   note,  to 

remember. 

nterFttJiirbtg,  ad;'.,  remarkable. 
WlttaW,  bog,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

metal.    From  Lot.  'metallum.' 
SKetljo'be,   bte,  pi.   -n,  method. 

From  Lat.  '  methodus.  ' 
ittidj,  ace.  of  id),  me. 
SHie'ne,   bte,  pi.  -n,  mien,   ex- 

pression,  look.     From  French 

'mine.' 

tltte'ten,  to  hire,  to  rent. 
2RUdj,  bte,  milk. 
SKUrfj'frou,   bte,    pi.   -en,    milk 

woman. 


c,  bte,  pl.-n,  milliard  (  = 
one  thousand  millions).  From 
French  '  milliard.' 

nttr,  dat.  of  id),  to  me,  for  me,  me. 

imft'gunftig,  adj.,  spiteful. 

ntif^trautfdj,  distrustful,  suspi- 
cious. 


ttS,  bag,  gen.  -ffe§, 

pi.  -ffe,  misunderstanding. 
SWiffel,  bte,  pi.  -n,  mistletoe. 
mit,  prep,  with  dat.  ,  with,  by  ; 

adv.   and  sep.  pref.,   together 

with,  along. 
nttt'sbrittgen,  fcracfite  intt',  mtt'ge= 

firac^t,  to  bring  along. 
SHifMrger,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  —  , 

fellow-citizen. 
tnifsgeljen,  gingntt^ntit'gegangen 

(aux.  fein),  to  go  along  with,  to 

accompany. 


aWifgltcb,  bag,  pen,.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 
member. 

mit'sfompfett,  to  join  in  the  com- 
bat. 

SJtiflctb,  bag,  gen.  -g,  compas- 
sion, pity. 

nttnctbtg,  adj.,  compassionate. 

mifsftngcn,  [ang  mtt',  mtt'gefun= 
gen,  to  join  in  singing. 

SJiit'tag,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 
midday,  noon. 

9Ktr'rag(§)effettf  bag,  gen.-Z,pl.— , 
dmner. 

Wlit'taQSmaty,  bag,  gen.  -(e)§, 
pZ.  -e,  dinner,  midday  meal. 

SMU'taggsctt,  bie,  pi.  -en,  noon- 
tide. 

2Wfte,  bie,  middle. 

nttt'steUeit,  to  communicate. 

Wlifttl,  bag,  gren.  -g,  pi.  — , 
means. 

aJJtt'tet^cutf^'lttttb,  bag,  central 
Germany. 

mit'teit,  adv.,  -in  the  middle  or 
midst  of. 

SJJtt'tcrnadjr,  bte,  pi.  -na'djte, 
midnight. 

Wlitt'Woif),  ber,  gen.  -g,  Wednes- 
day. [Middle + week.]  See  note 
496. 

mocfy're,  pret.  of  mb'gen. 

inoA'tc,  pref.  subj.  of  ntogen. 

mij'gctt,  td^  mag,  bit  ntagft,  er 
ntag,  nrir  ntHgen,  t^r  mBgt,  fie 
mb'gen ;  tnoayte,  gemoc^t'  (mod. 
aux.),  may,  like ;  irf)  ntodjre 
gent,  I  should  like  to,  I  would 
fain. 


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tttiig'Kd),  adj.,  possible. 

9Jioljaittmeba'tterr  ber,  gen.  -g, 
pi.  — ,  Mohammedan,  Mahom- 
etan. 

Sftof'fu,  ber,  gen.  -g,  Mocha 
(coffee).  From  Mocha,  a  city 
in  Arabia. 

9)iomcttt',  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 
moment.  From  Lot.  '  momen- 
tum.' 

•SJtonardj',  ber,  gen.  -en,  pi.  -en, 
monarch.  From  Greek  fj.6va.pxos. 

yjlo'natf  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 
month. 

2)tottb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 
moon. 

SRihtb'ftdjel,  bie,  pi.  -n,  moon 
crescent.  [Sickle.] 

9ft0n'tag,  ber,  gen.  -g,  Monday. 

S?J155§,  bag,  0en.  -eg,  pi.  -e, 
moss. 

mor'ben,  to  murder. 

•Jftiir'bcr,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  — , 
murderer. 

SJlor'gen,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  — , 
morning ;  cincS  9Jiorgcn§,  one 
morning. 

mor'gcit,  adv.,  to-morrow. 

SJZor'gcnro'tC,  bie,  dawn,  aurora. 
[Morning  +  red.] 

SKor'genftun'be,  bie,  pi.  -n,  morn- 
ing hour. 


mii'bc,  adj.,  weary,  tired ;  mifoe 

Wcrbcil,    to    grow   (or  to  get) 

weary. 

SJiii'lje,  bie,  pi.  -n,  pains,  trouble. 
miilj'fom,  adj.,  laborious,  hard. 
SJliiner,    ber,    gen.  -g,   pi.  — , 

miller. 
•JJluttb,    ber,    gen.  -(e)3,    pi.  -e, 

mouth, 
ntur'ltteltt,  to  murmur,  to  mutter. 

From  Lat.  '  murmurare. ' 
2Kufc'um,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  2ftu= 

fe'en,  museum.     From    Greefc 

fjLovcreiov. 
9Kuflf'f  bie,  music.     From  Lat. 

(ars)  '  musica.' 
miiffen,  id)  mufj,  bit  mu^t,  er  mujj, 

roir  miiffen,  i§r  mii^t,  fie  miiffen ; 

mufj'ie,    gemu^f   (mod.   aux.), 

must,  have  to,  be  obliged  to. 
tmtft,  pres.  of  miiffen. 
9)htfj,  bag,  (absolute)  necessity. 
SJiu'^cftUttbc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  leisure 

hour. 
SJlu'fjtggaitg,  ber,  gen.  -g,  idleness. 

[Idle  +  going.] 
e,  pret.  of  miiffen. 
ber,   gen.   -(e)g,   courage. 

[Mood.] 

tnu'tig,  adj.,  courageous,  spirited. 
9Jluf  tcr,  bie,  pi.  ^iitter,  mother. 
2Jlittj'e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  cap. 


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Itdd),  prep,  with  dot.,  after,  behind, 

to,  for,  towards,  according  to  ; 

used  as  sep.  pref. 
•Kadj'&gr,    ber,    gen.   -g    or  -n, 

pi.  -n,  neighbor. 
•Jfodj'lmrlaitb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-lanber,  neighboring  country, 

border  land. 
ttfltfibent',  con;'.,  after. 
!ft  arfi'mtttog,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

afternoon. 

•ftadj'ridjt,  bie,  pi.  -en,  news. 
ttfidj'fte,  superl. o/nafie,  adj.,  next, 

nearest,  closest. 
9Zodjt,  bie,  pi.  -JJa'cfite,  night. 
9Jad)ffiembf  bag,  grew.  -(e)g,  pL 

-en,  nightdress. 
ttaifjt'lidj,  adj.,  nightly. 
Sta'bel,  bie,  pL  -n,  needle. 
ita'Jje  (na&er,  nacfift),  adj.,  nigh, 

near;    adv.,   close;   naljc    on, 

nearly. 
9Ja'fief  bie,  vicinity,  nearness ;  in 

ber  -Withe,  close  by,  near. 
tto'Jjett,    to    approach,    to    draw 

nigh. 
tto'Ijer,  comp.  o/nafie, adj.,  nearer, 

closer. 
nii'^crn  (fie!)),  (with  dat.)  to  come 

nearer,  to  draw  nigh,  to  ap- 
proach. 

ttofim,  pret.  of  nebmen. 
9Z6'mc,    ber,   gen.  -n§,   pi.  -n, 

name;  nut  -Women,  by  name, 
nann'te,  pret.  of  nennen. 


nafj,  adj.,  wet. 

9Jatt3n'f  bie,  pi.  -en,  nation.  From 

Lat.  'natio.' 
9?ationorfil)ntne,  bie,  pi.  -n, 

national    song.      From    Greek 

VfJLVOS. 

9?atur'f  bie,  pi.  -en,  nature.   From 

Lat.  '  natura. ' 
Itutii'ro,  Lat.  'in  natura,'  in  its 

natural  state. 

9?Oturo'Uenf  bie,  pi. ,  natural  curi- 
osities.   From  Lat.  '  naturalia. ' 
^atiir'furfcfjer,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  —, 

natural  scientist. 
9Jatur'hMfiettfdjaft,   i>ie,  pi.  -en, 

natural  science. 
9Je'6et,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  — ,  mist, 

fog.     Cf.  Lat.  'nebula.' 
Ufe'fielftretf,  ber,  streak  of  mist. 
tte'&eit,  prep,   with  dat.   or  ace., 

beside,  near,  by  the  side   of, 

next  to. 

nebenan',  adv. ,  (close)  by. 
nerf  en,  to  tease. 
nefi'men,  ttimmft,  nimntt;  nafint, 

genoin'men ;  imperative,  nimm, 

to  take. 

•ftcib,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  envy. 
nei'gen,  to  bend ;  fic^  neigen,  to 

bow. 

tteiit,  adv.,  no. 
iten'nen,  nann'te,  genannf,  to  call, 

to  name,  to  term ;  ntit  9?omen 

nennett,  to  call  some  one  by 

name. 


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nerUb'3',    adj.,    nervous.      From 

French  'nerveux.' 
SJfeft,  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -er,  nest, 

den,  hole. 

UJclj,  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  net. 
ncu,  adj.,  new, fresh ;  Don  itciictn, 

anew. 
•JZcusSng'tonb,  bag,  gren.  -g,  New 

England, 
nen'gebcrut,    partic.   adj.,  newly 

built. 

neu'gtcrtg,  ad/.,  curious,  inquisi- 
tive. 
•Jfeu'jafir,   bag,   pi.  -(e)g,    New 

Year. 
•Jieu'jafir^tag,    ber,    gen.    -(e)g, 

New  Year's  Day. 
neiltt,  num.,  nine. 
ncnn'jeJjn,  num.,  nineteen, 
nenn'seljttte,  ad/.,  nineteenth, 
ittdjr,    adv.,    not;   nidjt   longer, 

no    longer;    ntdjt    ntchr,    no 

more. 
tttdjt3,     mde/.     pron.,     naught, 

nothing;    ntdjt3    0(3,    nothing 

but 

ni'if  ctt,  to  nod,  to  beckon. 
ttte,  adu.,  never;  nod)  me,  never 

yet. 
nic'ber,  adj. ,  nether,  low ;  ad«. 

and  sep.  pref.,  down. 
nte'bersfoUcn,  fiel  nie'ber,  nie'ber= 

gefallen,  to  fall  down,  to  drop 

down. 
UZte'berfattb,  bag,  </en.-(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

low  land.     [Nether  +  land.] 
nie'berslegen,   to   lay   down,   to 

resign,  to  give  up. 


),  to  stoop  down. 

nie'bersfe^eit  (fich),  to  sit  down. 

ttteb'litf),  adj.,  neat,  pretty. 

ttie'brtg,  adj.,  low. 

tttc'molS,  adv.,  never. 

ttte'ntanb,  indef.  pron.,  no  one, 
nobody  ;  mcmaitb  ol§,  no  one 
but. 

9Zt'fra§  =  @anft92tffa3,  ber,  Santa 
Glaus. 

9?ilf  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  Nile. 

itim'mcr,  adc.,  never. 

uim'mermc^r,  ad«.,  never,  no, 
never. 

wm'mermitbe,  adj.,  untiring. 

itimmr,  pres.  of  nehmen. 

tttr'genbS,  adv.,  nowhere. 

9Ztj'e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  water  nymph. 
[Nick.] 

nod),  adi>.,  yet,  still,  as  yet;  nod) 
c'bctt,  just  a  minute  ago  ;  nodj 
Ct'ntgc,  some  other  ;  nod)  Cin'i 
ma1,  once  more  ;  nod)  int'mer, 
still ;  nod)  nidjt,  not  yet. 

•Wor'bett,  ber,  ^en.  -§,  north. 

Iftorb'Hdjr,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 
northern  lights,  aurora  bore- 
alis. 

92orb'fec,  bie,  North  sea,  German 
ocean. 

!Koi,  bie,  pi.  3l'6te,  need,  neces- 
sity, distress;  mit  9Wtthc  linb 
9?ot,  with  great  difficulty. 

no'ttg,  adj.,  needful,  necessary. 

Sfottj',  bie,  j>Z.  -en,  note,  notice. 
From  Lot.  'notitia.' 

IWortjj'ondj,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 
-bUtf)er,  notebook,  jotting  book. 


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ittttt,  adv.,  now,  well. 
ttiir,  adv.,  only,  but. 

bie,  pi.  -yjuffe,  nut;    cine 
g.,  a  difficult  thing. 


buffer,  bie,  pi.  -n,  nostrils, 
niitj'en,  to  use,  to  turn  to  profit. 
•Ku^'Kdjfeit,  bie,  utility. 
,  adj.,  useless. 


Oa'fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  oasis.  From 
Greek  6ao-is. 

ofo,  prep,  with  gen.  or  dat. ,  on  ac- 
count of ;  conj . ,  if,  whether. 

5'beit,  adv. ,  above,  up,  at  the  top ; 
bort  often,  yonder. 

o'&erft,  adj.,  uppermost,  highest, 
supreme. 

oijjletrf)',  conj.,  although. 

£>d)'fe,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  ox. 

ij'be,  adj.,  waste,  barren. 

6'ber,  conj.,  or,  else. 

of 'fen,  adj.,  open,  frank. 

OffiSier',  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi  -e, 
(military)  officer.  From  Lot. 
'officiarius.' 

b'ffnen  (fid)),  to  open. 

oft,  adc.,  often,  frequently. 

o'fyne,  prep,  with  ace.,  without. 


Dljr,  ba§,  gren.  -(e)§,_pZ.  -en,  ear; 

je'manben  an  ben  C  lire  it  ;,nuf  en, 

to  pull  some  one's  ears. 
Dfto'&er,  ber,  gen.  -§,  October. 

From  Lot.  'October.' 
Dtt'fel,  ber,  gren.  -§,  pi.  —,  uncle. 

.From  French  'oncle.' 
Dr'ben,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  badge, 

cross,  order.   From  Lot.  'ordo.' 
Orb'nung,    bie,   pi.  -en,    order; 

uflc§  ift  in  Orbnung,  everything 

is  all  right. 
Original',   bag,  gen.  -g,  ^Z.  -e, 

original.      From  ia£.    'origi- 

nalis. 
Ort,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi  Dr'ter, 

place. 

Dft'(er)reid),  bag,  gren.-g,  Austria. 
Ot'ter,  bie,  jpZ.  -n,  otter. 


patfcn,  to  seize,  to  clutch,  to  pack. 

5palaff ,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi  ^ald'fte, 
palace.    From  Lot.  'palatium.' 

^Santof  fel,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pl-n,  slip- 
per.    From  Ital  'pan tofola.' 

r',  bag,  gen.-%,  pl-e,  paper. 
From  Greek 


S^ft,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi 
pope.     From  Lat.  '  papa. ' 

bag,  Paris. 

,  ber,  pen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -g,  park. 
From  French  '  pare. ' 

i',  bie,  pi  -en,  party.  From 
French  'partie.' 


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pntno'ttfdj,  adj.,  patriotic.   From 

Lot.  'patrios.' 
l,  ber,  gen.  -g,  Paul. 

r'(e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  pearl,  jewel. 

From    Lot.    '  pirula,'    French 

'  perle.  ' 
^Jerfon',  bie,  pi.  -en,  person.  From 

Lot.  '  persona.  ' 
$erf0n'Hd)fett,  bie,  pi.  -en,  per- 

sonality.   See  above. 
<pe'tet!§ftrdje,    bie,    St.    Peter's 

(church). 

^gfef'fer,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pepper. 
^fei'fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  pipe.    From 

Lat.  'pipa.' 


ifto'Ic,  bie,  pi.  -n,  pistol.  From 

Ital.  'pistola.' 

,  to  plague,   to  torment. 
tb,  ba§,  gen.  -§,  pi.  -3,  plaid. 

From  Gaelic  'plaide.' 
$lfin,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  5pl'd'ne, 

plan. 

plot'f^crn,  to  splash,  to  ripple. 
yttafyr   ber,  gen.  -e3,  pi.  ^plfi^e, 

place. 

^Btaitbem',  bie,  pi.  -en,  chat,  talk, 
plijlj'lid),  adv.,  suddenly,  all  of  a 

sudden. 
plump,  ad;.,    ungainly,    clumsy. 

[Plump.] 


pfei'feit,  pftff,  gepftf fen,  to  pipe,      pliht'bern,  to  plunder,  to  strip. 


to  whistle. 
^fen'nig,    ber,   gen.  -g,   pi.  -e, 

penny. 
$ferb,  bag,  0en.-(e)g,pZ.-e,  horse. 

From  Mid.  Lat.  '  paraveredus.  ' 

[Cf.  '  palfrey.'] 
pftff,  pret.  of  pfeifen. 
Jjfton'seit,  to  plant. 
^ftou'tne,  bie,  pi.  -n,  plum. 
$jlid|t,  bie,  pl-m,  duty.  [Plight.] 
pfliiff  en,  to  pluck,  to  gather,  to 

pick. 
^fliig,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi  ^flUge, 

plow. 

^flu'gcn,  to  plow. 
JjJjantaffifdj,    adj.,     fantastical. 

From  ^3foantaft,  Lat.  'fantasta.' 


po'rfjett,  to  beat,  to  knock.  [Poke.  ] 
io'btum,  bag,  gen.  -g,  podium, 
platform.  From  Greek  ir&5wv. 
iocfic',  bie,  pi.  -en,  poetry.  From 
Lat.  'poesis.' 

Bc'ttft^,   adj.,   poetical.      From 
Lat.   '  poeticus. ' 
opulfir',   adj.,   popular.     From 
Lat.  'popularis.' 
ioft'ett,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — ,  out- 
post;   Ottf    ^Soften,    on   guard 
duty.     From  Ital.  'posto.' 
roftifdj,  adj.,  practical.     From 
Lat.  'practicus.' 
Sm3'<M§fdjreiben,  bag,  the  offer- 
ing of  a  prize.  From  Old  French 
'prls.' 

l',  ber,  gen.  -en,  pi  -en,      pref'fen,  to  press.     From  Lat. 
philosopher.     From  Greek  <f>t-          'pressare.' 
X6<ro0os.  ^Sreufi'e,   ber,   gen.  -n,    pi.  -n, 

te',  bie,  pi.  -n,  philoso-         Prussian, 
phy.    From  Greek  <f>i\offo<pta.         ^reu^'cn,  bag,  gen.  -g,  Prussia. 


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preufj'ifd),  adj.,  Prussian. 
^rt'mel,  bie,  pi.  -n,   (<Sc&lufjeI= 

blume),  primrose.     From  Lot. 

'  primula  (veris).' 
Spring,    ber,    gen.  -en,   pi.  -en, 

prince.    From  Lot.  'princeps,' 

French  'prince.' 
^ringefe',  ^rinsef'fttt,  bie,.pZ.-nen, 

princess.     From  French  '  prin- 

cesse. ' 
^SrS'fic,  bie,  pi.  -n,  proof,  test. 

From  Lot.  'proba.' 
^rofcf'for,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  tyTtot 

feffo'ren,  professor.   From  Lot. 

'  professor. ' 
^ropljef ,  ber,  gen.  -en,  pi.  -en, 

prophet.  From  Greek  Trpo^rijs. 
prop&e= 


jeit,   to  prophesy,  to  foretell. 
See  above. 
SJko'fa,  bie,   prose.      From  Lat. 

'  prosa. ' 

^Sii'&Ufttm,  ba§,  gen.  -§,  the 
public,  audience.  From  Lat. 
'  publicus. ' 

t,  ber,  gen.  -e§,  pi.  -e,  point; 
neun  Uhr,  punctually 
at  nine  o'clock.  From  Lat. 
'punctus.' 

p'pc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  doll.     From 
Lat.  'puppa,'  French  'poupe"e.' 
iir,  adj.,  pure.   From  Lat.  'purus.' 
Sur'purmon'tel,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi. 
-mantel,  purple  mantel.   From 
Lat.   '  purpura '  and   '  mantel- 
lum.' 


c 


l,  bie,  pl.-en,  torment,  agony. 
qufi'lcn,  to  torment. 


Duel'Ie,  bie,  pi.  -n,  spring,  well. 


JRo'be,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  raven. 

9ta'(f|ef  bie,  revenge. 

^Ja'dJieM,    ber,   gen.  -3,   pZ.   — , 

mouth,  jaws. 

ra'd)en,  to  revenge.    [To  wreak.] 
SRab,  ba§,  pZ.  3Taber,  wheel, 
ro'jjcu,  to  project,  to  rise. 
JRttnb,  ber,  border,  edge. 
rafdj'eltt,  to  rustle. 
9?aft,  bie,  rest, 
raft'en,  to  rest,  to  stop. 


rafftol,  adj.,  restless. 

9Jot,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  counsel,  ad- 
vice. 

rfit,  tatftLpr-es._o/raten. 

ra'ten,  rStft,  rSt;  riet,  gera'ten, 
to  advise. 

rott'Bcn,  to  rob.     [Bereave.] 

9?ou'ber,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — ,  rob- 
ber. From  rauben. 

fRaub'rtrter,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 
robber  knight. 


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9taurf|,   ber,    gen.  -(e)g,    smoke. 

[Reek.] 
Dlaudj'ttJolfe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  cloud  of 

smoke. 
SKaum,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  3iaume, 

room;  interval. 
ruu'fdjen,  to  rush,  to  murmur, 
rebel'lifcf),  adj.,  rebellious.    From 

Lat.  'rebellis.' 
red)t,  adj.,  right,  regular. 
flffechi,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  right. 
9ledj'te,  bte,  the  right  hand. 
red)t3,  adv.,  to  the  right, 
rerf'en,   to  lift;    firff   reef  en,   to 

stretch.     [To  rack.] 
JRe'be,  bie,  pi.  -n,  speech,  lan- 
guage, oration  ;  elite  9tebe  fyal'- 

ten,  to  make  a  speech. 
re'ben,  to  speak. 
SRe'ben,  bag,  gen.  -g,  speaking, 

talking. 
9Jeb'ner,   ber,   gen.  -g,   pi.  — , 

speaker,  orator. 
SRe'gen,  ber,  gen.  -g,  rain. 
SKe'genbo'gen,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

rainbow, 
regie'ren,  to  reign.    From  Lat. 

'regere.' 
9tegte'rung,  bie,  pi.  -en,  reign, 

rule.     See  above. 
reg'nen,  to  rain. 
9telj,   bag,   gen.  -(e)g,   roe;    bie 

9Je^ef  pi,  deer. 
rei'&en,  rieb,  gerie'ben,  to  rub ; 

ftdj  (dat.)  bie  2tugen  ober  bie 

Jponbe   rcificn,    to   rub   one's 

eyes  or  hands, 
reirf),  adj.,  rich;  reidj  on,  rich  in. 


8teid),  ba§,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 
empire. 

$Refrf)e,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  the 
rich  man. 

rei'djen,  to  reach;  firfj  (dat.)  bie 
4>anb  reid^en,  to  knit  hands. 

SReidj'riim,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  3?eidj= 
turner,  riches. 

teif,  adj.,  ripe. 

Sfei'gett  or  9Jei'^(e)n,  ber,  gen. 
-g,  pi.  — ,  dance  ;  ben  JRei'ljett 
fii^rcn,  to  lead  the  dance ; 
SRei'gentanj,  ber,  gen.  -eg, 
pi.  -tdnje,  dance,  accompanied 
by  song  or  music. 

rein,  adj.,  clean,  pure. 

rei'nigen,  to  clean,  to  cleaL  ie. 

9Jei'fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  journey ;  ouf 
JReifen  geljen,  to  go  on  one's 
travels. 

rei'fcn  (aux.  fein  and  fjaben),  to 
travel.  [To  rise.] 

rei'f?enfrtf5,gerinen,to  tear,  to  pull 
[write] ;  auSetnan'ber  rei^en,  to 
tear  or  rend  asunder;  jc'manbcm 
ct'untv  auo  ben  .\Miubcu  vcifjcu, 
to  snatch  (or  to  wrest)  some- 
thing out  of  some  one's  hands. 

rei'ten,  ritt,  geriften,  to  ride,  to 
go  on  horseback. 

JRei'ter,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  rider, 
horseman. 

ftJet'terftS'tue,  bie,  pi.  -n,  eques- 
trian statue.  From  Lat. 
'statua.' 

rct'scn,  to  charm. 

referttie'ren,  to  reserve.  From 
Lat.  'reservare,' 


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JReft,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  rest, 

remains.    From  French  '  reste.  ' 
rct'tcn  (fid)),  to  save  oneself.    [To 

rid.] 

StJjein,  ber,  gen.  -g,  Rhine. 
SRfyetn'reife,  bie,  pi.  -n,  journey 

on  or  along  the  Rhine. 
Stljettt'ftabt,  bie,  pi.  -ftttbte,  city 

on  the  Rhine. 
JRljeitt'iifcr,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  —  , 

bank  of  the  Rhine. 
9J^cum6tt§'mu§,    ber,    gen.    —  , 

rheumatism.        From      Greek 


JKtrfj'ter,    ber,    gen.  -g,   pi.   —  , 

judge.     [Righter.] 
ridj'tig,  adj.,  right,  correct. 
rteb,  pret.  of  reifcen. 
rief,  pret.  of  rufen. 
9He'fe,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi  -n,  giant. 
SRie'fcnaWettf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g, 

gigantic  or  tremendous  appe- 

tite.    From  Lot.  '  appetitus.' 
SRie'fenfrfiu'leut,    bag,    gen.    -g, 

pi.  —  ,  young  giant  lady. 
SRie'fettfufj,  ber,  gen.  -&,pl.  -fUjje, 

giant's  foot. 

rie'fettljaft,  adj.,  gigantic. 
SRie'feitfianb'djen,   bag,   gen.  -g, 

pi.  —  ,  gigantic  little  hand. 
JRie'fettitttb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi. 

-er,  giant's  child. 
JRic'fcnfd)to§r  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi. 

-fcfylofjer,  castle  of  the  giant. 
SRte'fenfrfjritt,  ber,gren.-(e)g,  pl.-e, 

giant  stride,  gigantic  step. 
SRte'fenftrierseitg,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g, 

pi.  -e,  giant's  plaything. 


D'He'fetttodj'ter,   bie,  pi.  -toiler, 

giant's  daughter, 
rtc'fig,  colossal,  gigantic. 
t tct,  pret.  of  raten. 
SRiff,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  reef, 

ridge. 
9ttng,    ber,    gen.   -(e)g,   pi.   -e, 

ring. 

tiltgSunt',  adv. ,  all  round,  around. 
rttt'nctt,  rann,  geron'nen,  to  run, 

to  flow. 

rtfi,  pret.  of  rei^en. 
9Jttt,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  ride ; 

cincn  SfJitt  ntodjen,  to  take  a 

ride.    From  reiten. 
rttt,  pret.  of  reiten. 
SJtfrcr,  ber,  gen.-g,  pi.  — ,  knight. 

[Rider.] 
tRhw'le,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n,  rival. 

From  Lot.  '  rivalis. ' 
JRoHc,   bie,  pi.  -n,  roll,  scroll. 

From  Lot.   '  rotulus. ' 
forfeit,  to  roll,  to  rumble. 
9Jomf  bag,  gen.  -g,  Rome. 
SJomo'ttcn,    bie,    £>Z.,    neo-Latin 

nations. 
romait'ttfd),  adj.,  romantic.   From 

Lat.  '  romanticus.' 
rb'^mifrf),  adj.,  Roman. 
9Wd)Ctt,   bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

little  rose. 
JJJo'fe,   bie,  pi.  -n,   rose.    .FVom 

iaf .  '  rosa. ' 

SRo'fcnftto^'^c,  bie,  pi.  -n,  rose- 
bud. 
ro'ftg,  adj.,  rosy,  roseate. 

jf  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pZ.  -e,  horse, 

steed. 


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rot,  adj.,  red. 

{Hoffoorr,    ber,    gen.   -(e)g,    red 

beard;  Ital.  'Barbarossa.' 
rofgolbctt,  adj. ,  golden  red. 
9Jurf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  jerk ; 

tnit  ctucm  JRurf,  at  one  jerk. 

[To  rock.] 
JRitcfcn,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  back. 

_[Ridge.] 

9Jiif,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  call, 
rit'fett,  rief,  geru'fen,  to  call,  to 

cry,  to  exclaim. 
ce,  bie,  rest,  quiet. 


fif'fett,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

pillow,  cushion. 
rii'ljeit,  to  rest. 
rit'l)ig,  adj.,  quiet,  calm,  tranquil, 

at  rest. 

riilj'mett,  to  praise. 
rulj'rettb,   partic.  adj.,  touching, 

pathetic. 
SRuf  ne,  bie,  pi.  -n,  ruin(s).    From 

French  '  mine. ' 
fRufj,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  soot. 
ru'jjig,  adj.,  sooty. 
Oiiiffmtg,  bie,  pi.  -en,  armor. 


@oolf  ber,  g'en.  -(e)3,  pi.  ©afe, 
hall,  drawing-room  (cf.  saloon). 

<2fifit,  bie,  pi.  -en,  seed. 

®o'd)e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  thing,  matter, 
cause,  business,  affair.  [Sake.] 

<5orf)'feH,  ba§,  gen.  -§,  (kingdom 
of)  Saxony;  So^fcttsSScimarj 
Gifcitadj,  Saxe-Weimar-Eise- 
nach. 

<2arf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  ©cidEe, 
sack,  bag. 

ffi'Ctt,  to  sow. 

So'gc,  bie, pi.  -n,  legend.    [Saw.] 

fa'gcn,  to  say,  to  speak,  to  tell. 

falj,  pret.  of  fe&en. 

fiffjc,  pret.  subj.  of  fe^en. 

©ai'tc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  string. 

Salg,  bag,  gen.  -eg,  salt. 

fottb'te,  pret.  of  fenben. 

fonft,  adj.,  soft,  gentle. 

fafo  pret.  of  ftfcen. 


<2fltt'rcr  bie,  pi.  -n,  satire.    From 

Lot.  'satira.' 
©oftet,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  ©attel, 

saddle. 
<5ai$f   ber,    gren.   -eg,   pi.   @d|e, 

sentence. 
Sttitrn,  seam,  edge  ;  @aum  cinc§ 

2Solbe§,    borders  or  outskirts 

of  a  forest. 
fou'feltt,  to  rustle. 
fau'fen,  to  rush,  to  bluster. 
fdjo'be ;  e§  tft  fd^obc,  it  is  a  pity ; 

tflie  frfjabe,  bo^f  what  a  pity 

that. 
fdjo'beit,   (with  dot.)  to  hurt,  to 

harm,  to  do  harm, 
frfjcfblid),    adj.,    pernicious,    un- 
wholesome. 
<5d)6ff   bag,    gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

sheep, 
fi^offcn,  to  work.     [To  shape.] 


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©tfiaff'iter,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — , 

conductor. 

©dja'Ie,  bie,  pi.  -n,  bowl,  shell, 
fdjanb'lidfj,  adj.,  shameful,   base. 

From  ©djanbe,  shame, 
fdjarf,  adj.,  sharp, 
©djat'tett,   ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — , 

shade,  shadow. 
@djaJ?,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  <3d)afce, 

treasure. 
©djou'ber,  ber,  gen.  -g,  shudder, 

horror. 

fdjau'ett,  to  look.     [Cf.  to  show.] 
©cfciw'felfrttfil,    ber,    gen.    -<e)g, 

pi.  -ftii&le,  rocking-chair. 
©ffioum,    ber,    gen.    -(e)gr    pi. 

<Sd)aume,  foam ;  £rfiume  ftttb 

£rf)fiume.  dreams  are  shadows. 

[Scum.] 

frfjuu'rtij,   dismal,  causing  shud- 
der, 
fdjei'ben,    fdjieb,    gefdEjie'ben,    to 

part,  to  depart,  to  leave. 
©djci'beit,  bag,  gen.  -g,  parting, 

departure ;  ©djeibett  tljut  »>elj, 

partings  are  grievous. 
fdjei'bet,  pres.  of  fdjetben. 
(St^ein,   ber,    gen.  -(e)3,    shine, 

light,  luster,  gleam. 
fdjei'nett,    fd)ten,    gefd)ie'nen,   to 

shine,  to  seem. 
fdjen'fen,  to  grant,  to  give. 
fdjcu'ett,  to  be  afraid  or  shy  of. 
©djeu'faf,  ba§,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  @d)eu'= 

ja'ler,  monster. 
ft^tlf  en,  to  send. 
f^tc/ficn,fcf)ob,gefd)o'ben,  to  shove, 

to  push. 


fcfitef,     ad;'.,    oblique,     slanting. 

[Skew.] 

fdjtcn,  pret.  of  fdjetnen. 
f^ie'^cn,    jd^o^,    gefc^offen,    to 

shoot,  to  fire. 
<3djiff,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  ship, 

vessel. 
©djtf'fer,   ber,  gen.  -§,   pi.  — , 

skipper,  boatman,  sailor. 
©d^tlb,   ber,  gren.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

shield, 
fdjtm'mern,  to  glisten,  to  gleam, 

to  shimmer, 
©djladjt,    bie,    pi.    -en,    battle. 

From    the    stem    of    jd)lagen, 

slay. 
©tfifadj'tenben'fer,  ber,  gen.  -g, 

pi.  — ,  great  strategist. 
Sdjlodjt'felb,    bag,    gen.    -(e)g, 

pi.  -er,  battle  field, 
©rfjlof,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g^  sleep, 
fdjlo'fcn,  fc^lSfft,  f$lHft;   fd^Kcf, 

gefdjla'fen,  to  sleep;    frf)Iafcn 

(jeljeit,  to  go  to  bed. 
fdjlo'frig,  adj.,  sleepy, 
©t^ffifrorf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-rodEe,  wrapper. 
(Beijing,  ber,  sren.  -(e)g,pi.  <3dE)l5ge, 

blow,    stroke ;    clap,    peal    (of 

thunder). 
ftfilo'geit,  fd^lSgji,  fdjUigt ;  frf)Iug, 

gefdjla'gen,  to  beat,  to  strike 

[slay] ;  urn  fid)  fdjlogeit,  to  lay 

about  one. 

©djlattg'e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  snake,  ser- 
pent. Fromthestemof^fyiinQen, 

to  wind,  to  sling, 
fdjtou,  ad;'.,  sly,  crafty. 


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Sdjffllt'ljett,  bie,  artfulness,  cun- 
ning, slyness. 

fd)lcd)t,  ad/.,  bad,  poor.    [Slight.] 
fdjlci'djeu,  fdjlid),  gefd)H'd)en,  to 

sneak,  to  creep,  to  steal  away 

into.     [Cf.  sleek.] 
©rfjlei'er,  ber,   gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

veil. 

fdjfcp'pcn,  to  drag, 
fdjlcu'bent,  to  hurl,  to  dash. 
fdjftd),  pret.  of  fdjletd)en. 
fdjlief,  pret.  of  fdjlafen. 
fdjlte'fccn,  fdjlofj,   gefdjlof'fen,  to 

shut,  to  close. 
fdjttmm,  adj.,  bad;  cut  fdjlimmer 

§anbc(f  a  bad  job.     [Slim.] 
fd)(o|jf  pret.  of  fdjliejsen. 
@d)to^,  bag,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  @d;Iof= 

fer,  castle.     From  the  stem  of 

fc&Uefjen,  to  lock. 
3d}to^'gartenf   ber,  gen.  -§,  pi. 

-ga'rten,  palace    garden,  park 

around  a  castle. 
(Sdjlo^'ruute,  bie,  pi.  -n,  ruins  of 

a  castle. 

fd)htdj'5cn,  to  sob. 
fdjlug,  pret.  of  fd)lagen. 
fdjtutn'mcrtt,  to  slumber, 
fdjlitp'fen  (aux.  fein),  to  slip, 
©djlttfj ;  gum  Sdjluff,  in  conclu- 


j,  bie,  disgrace. 
fd)molf  adj.,  narrow.     [Small.] 
fdjmcrjjctt,    jd;mo(3,    gejdjmorsen 

(aux.  fein),  melt,  smelt, 
©djntcrs,  ber,  gen.  -e§,  pi.  -en, 

pain,  grief.     [Smart.] 
fdjmcr'jjen,  to  give  pain,  to  smart. 


(Sdjmteb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e, 

smith;  fetite§  ©lMc§  ©djntieb, 

the  maker  of  his  fortune. 
©djmtc'be,    bie,   pi.    -n,    forge, 

smithy. 
S^mic'bcgcferJc,   ber,   gen.  -n, 

pi.  -n,  journeyman  smith, 
fdjmie'bett,  to  forge. 
fdjmtc'gen  (fid)),  to  press  close,  to 

nestle  to  some  one. 
fdjmolj,  pret.  of  fd^meljen. 
fdimiid'en,  to  adorn,  to  decorate. 

From  <Sd)mucf,  ornament. 
<2djtt5'6ef,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  @dE>na= 

bel,  bill,  beak. 
©djncc,  ber,  gen.  -§,  snow. 
Sdjncc'grbifdjcit,   ba§,    gen.  -d, 

pi.  — ,  snowdrop. 
©djncc'fdjulj,  ber,  s»en.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

snowshoe. 
fdjnci'ben,  fd^nitt,  gefdjnit'ten,  to 

cut.     [Of.  Snyder.] 
fdjttci'cit,  to  snow. 
fdjncB,  adj. ,  swift,  quick.  [Snell.] 
it,  bie,  swiftness, 
ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi. 

=3iige,  express  train. 
fdjnitt,  pret.  of  fd)neiben. 
fdilHilj'Ott,  to  carve. 
fdjofi,  pret.  of  fd)ie&en. 
fd)pttf  adu.,  already, 
frijoit,  adj.,  beautiful,  handsome, 

fair.     [Sheen.] 
©djo'ttC,  bie,  pi.  -n,  beauty,  the 

beautiful ;  mistress. 
©djiin'ljett,  bie,  pi.  -en,  beauty. 
@d)5n'fte,  bag,  the  roost  beautiful 

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fcfaf?,  pret.  of  fc&tejjen. 

(Sdjoft,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  ©c&Bfje, 

lap. 

fdjreif  (idj,  adj.,  terrible,  dreadful. 
<Sdjret,   ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

shriek, 
fdjrei'&eit,  fc&rteb,  gefcfirie'ben,  to 

write.     From  Lat.  '  scribere. ' 
©djret&'tifdj,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pZ.  -e, 

study  table,  writing  table. 
fdjrei'en,  fc&rie,  gefctyrie'en,  to  cry, 

to  scream. 
fdjret'ten,  fcfcritt,  gefc&rif  ten  (aux. 

fein),  to  stride,  to  walk. 
fdjrie,  pret.  of  jc&reien. 
fdjrie&,  pret.  of  fc&retben. 
fdjrtffUd),  adj.,  written,  in  writ- 
ing. 

fdjrttt,  adj.,  shrill,  grating. 
©djritt,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  step. 

From  fdjreiien,  to  stride. 
fdjrif  ten,  pret.  of  jcfiretten. 
fd)i»d)'terit,  adj.,  bashful. 

j,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  -e,  shoe, 
r,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  —,- 

shoemaker, 
©djine,  bie,  pi.  -n,  school.   From 

Lat.  'schola.' 
©(^ii'Icr,    ber,    gen.  -3,   jrt.  — , 

scholar,  pupil.     From  ©d^iile. 
@^urgc6ou'i»c,  ba§,  gen.  -g,  ^i. — , 

schoolhouse. 

©^firitt'gcnb,  bie,  schoolchildren. 
©djul'ter,  bie,  pi.  -n,  shoulder. 
@d)ur'$e,     bie,    pi.    -n,    apron. 

[Short.] 
fdjitt'tcht,   to  shake;    bcu    £opf 

f(f|uttcin,  to  shake  one's  head. 


fcpt'ten,  to  pour. 

@r^|U^,  ber,  gen.  -e3,  protection ; 

Jtt  @^u^  unb  Xru^f  for  offense 

and  defense. 

fdjity'en,  to  protect,  to  shelter. 
fdjttmdj,  adj.,  weak. 
©djt»6ttt    ber,    gen.    -(e)g,     pi. 

©djroSne,  swan, 
ft^wanb,  pre^.  of  fcfinrinben. 
fdjtoang,  pret.  of  fcfjnringen. 
S^worm,    ber,    pen.  -(e)§,   pi. 

©d^tnarme,  swarm, 
f c^Wors,  ad/.,  black.     [Swart.] 
fdjtoe'&ett,  to  hover,  to  hang. 
®cf)tt>eif,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  -e, 

tail,  train. 

©tfjnJCi'gcn,  bag,  gren.  -g,  silence. 
ftf)tt)Ctt'fen,  to  swing,  to  flourish. 
fd)tt>cr,  adj.,  heavy,  difficult. 
©^tticrt,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 

sword, 
©cfjtuert'gefltrr',  bagmen,  -g,  clash 

of  swords,    ©efltrr,  from  Ilir= 

ren,  to  clank. 

<3d)tt»eff  crf  bie,  pZ.  -n,  sister. 
fd^Wie'rig,  ad/.,  difficult. 
Sdjtwe'rigfeit,  bie,  pL  -en,  diffi- 
culty. 
fdjttJin'beltt,    (with  dot.)    to    be 

dizzy, 
fdjttun'ben,  jd^roanb,  gefdEjroun'ben, 

to  vanish,  to  waste. 
fdjttung'en,  fd^roang,  gefc^njung'en, 

to  swing,  to  brandish. 
fdjtwii'ren,  fdirour,  gefd^roo'ren,  to 

swear. 

fdjttwng'Dott,   adj.,   lofty,    high- 
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bet,    gen.    -(e)§,    pi. 

<3dE)roiire,  oath.     From  the  stem 

of  fdjrooren,  to  swear. 
fed)3,  num.,  six. 
fed)§'ltt6l,  adv.,  six  times. 
fedj'fte,  num.,  sixth, 
fedj'jeljn,  num.,  sixteen. 
fed)'§tg,  num.,  sixty. 
(Se'banSfeier,  bie,  celebration  of 

the  victory  at  Sedan. 
<3ce,   ber,    gen.  -(e)3,   .pZ.  -(e)n, 

lake. 

@ee,  bie,  .pZ.  -(e)n,  sea,  ocean. 
©ee'fe,  bie,  pJ.  -n,  soul. 
fe'f)eit,  fiefift,  fte&t;  fa&,  gefe'&en, 

to  see ;  to  look. 
fehtt'Kdj,  adj.,  longing,  ardent. 
@ef)it'fud)t,  bie,  longing. 
fefir,    adv.,    very,    very    much. 

[Sore.] 

fef)t,  imperative  of  fefoen. 
fein,  id)  bin,  bu  6ift,  er  tft,  nrir 

ftnb,  ibrjeib,  fie  finb;  roar,  ge= 

roefen,  to  be,  to  exist, 
f etn,  f ei'tte,  f tin,  poss.  pron. ,  his, 

its. 
fctt,  prep,  with  dot.,  since;   fcit 

ctner  2®od)c,  a  week  ago. 
fettbcttt',   adv.,    since  then,   ever 

since. 
©ct'tc,  bie,  pi.  -n,   side,  flank ; 

i^m  sur  ©cite,  at  his  side ;  aitf 

©ettcn,  on  the  part  of. 
©cfun'be,    bie,    pi.  -n,    second. 

From  Lot.  '  secunda. ' 
fct'ficr  or  fel&ft,  indeclinable  fol- 
lowing a  pers.  pron.  or  noun, 

self    (myself,    himself,    itself, 


themselves,  etc.);  &on  feflift,  by 
itself ;  adv.,  even. 

.fertett,  adj.,  rare;  adv.,  seldom. 

fen'ben,  fanb'te,  gefanbf ,  to  send. 

fen'fett,  to  sink;  ben  ^o^if  fenfen, 
to  hang  one's  head. 

©eptem'&er,  ber,  gen.  -g,  Septem- 
ber. From  Lot.  '  September.' 

fc^'en,  to  put,  to  set ;  ftdj  fc^cn, 
to  sit  down,  to  seat  oneself. 

feitfsett,  to  sigh.     [To  sob.] 

fil!)f  reflexive  pron.  of  the  third 
person,  sing,  and  pi.,  dat.  and 
ace.,  oneself,  himself,  herself, 
itself,  themselves,  etc. ;  recip- 
rocal pron.,  each  other,  one 
another. 

ftrfj'er,  adj.,  safe,  secure,  certain. 
From  Lot.  '  securus. ' 

ftd)t'63r,  adj.,  visible,  in  sight. 

fie,  pers.  pron.,  nom.  and  ace.,  she, 
her,  it,  they,  them ;  @ie,  you. 

fte'fcett,  num.,  seven. 

©ie'benf a'djen,  bie,  pi. ,  goods  and 
chattels. 

ftefi'te,  num.,  seventh. 

ftefc'aeljtt,  num.,  seventeen. 

©teg,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e,  vic- 
tory. 

fte'geit,  to  conquer. 

©ie'fler,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — ,  con- 
queror, winner. 

©te'gerfranj,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi. 
-franje,  conqueror's  crown. 

fte'geSjjetwfj,  adj.,  sure  of  victory. 

fteg'reidj,  adj.,  victorious. 

ftelj,  see,  behold,  imperative  of 
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fiefit,  pres.  of  fe&en. 

©U'ber,  bag,  gen.  -g,  silver. 

fU'&ern,  adj.,  silver. 

ftttb,  pres.  of  jein. 

ftitg'en,  fang,  gefung'en,  to  sing. 

fingt,  pres.  of  fingen. 

©inn,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  sense, 

mind. 

©it'te,  bie,  pi.  -n,  custom. 
Situation',  bie,  pi.  -en,  situation. 

From  French  'situation.' 
<5%  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  seat, 
fty'en,  f 5fj,  gefeffen,  to  sit ;  fiijen 

lilcibcit,  to  keep  one's  seat. 
@f ij'je,  bie,  j)Z.  -n,  sketch.  From 

Ztai.  'schizzo.' 
ffijjie'rcn,  to  sketch.    From  Ital. 

'schizzare.' 
fo,  adv. ,  so,  thus,  like  that,  then ; 

con;'.,  fo  .  .  .  fo,  as  ...  as;  fo 

long,  as  long  as. 
folwlb',  con/.,  as  soon  as. 
fog(eid)',  adv.,  instantly,  immedi- 
ately. 
©ofitt,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  ©Sfone, 

son. 
folder,  folc^c,  fol(^c§,  such ;  fold) 

ein,  such  a. 
©olbof,   ber,  0en.  -en,  pi.  -en, 

soldier.    Fro?n  Lo^.  'soldatus.' 
foil,  pres.  of  follen. 
for.en,  ic^  foil,  (mod.  awx.)  I  shall, 

I  am  to. 
(Som'mer,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — , 

summer, 
©om'mcrsctt,  bie,  pi.  -en,  summer 

time,  summer  season. 
fon'bent,  co?y'.,  but;  nid^t  nu?, . , 


fonbcrn  ou^,  not  only  .  .  .  but 
also. 

©ottn'oficnb,  ber,  Saturday.  [Sun 
-f  eve.] 

©on'nc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  sun. 

©on'nenlicfit,  bag,  gen.  -(e)§,  sun- 
light. 

©Ott'nenfdjetn,  ber,  gen.  -3,  sun- 
shine. 

©on'ueitftrfiljl,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi. 
-en,  sunbeam. 

fon'ttig,  adj.,  sunny. 

©onn'tog,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  Sunday. 

fonft,  ado.,  else,  otherwise. 

forjj'153,  ad/.,  without  fear,  un- 
concerned. [Sorrow  -f  less.] 

fpot'ten,  to  cleave. 

©po'nicn,  bag,  gen.  -g,  Spain, 
'tier,  ber,  gen.  -g,  Spaniard, 
'itifdj,  adj.,  Spanish. 

'ttcn,   to  bend,   to  span,  to 
cock  (a  gun),  to  put  to  (horses). 

fpo'rett,  to  save,  to  economize,  to 
spare. 

©poff,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  ©pSfje, 
fun,  sport. 

fpo'fjifl,  adj.,  funny. 

fpfit,  adj.,  late. 

fjwste'ren  gehen,  to  take  a  walk. 
From  Ital.  'spaziare.' 

(Sjwster'gang,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 
-gange,  walk;  citten  ©^ajicr's 
gong  ntadjen,  to  take  a  walk. 
See  above. 

<5}>cer,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 
spear. 

fpei'cn,  fpie,  gefpie'en,  to  spit 
[To  spew.] 


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©pet'fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  food.  From 
Lat.  'spesa,'  'spensa.' 

©per/ling,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  -e, 
sparrow. 

fpte'getflor,  adj.,  as  clear  or  bright 
as  a  mirror.  (Spiegel,  from  Lat. 
'  speculum  '  ;  flat,  from  Lat. 
'  clarus. ' 

©piel,  ba§,  gen.  -(e)S,  pi.  -e,  play, 
game,  sport. 

fpie'Iett,  to  play. 

©pterscMJJf  bag,  #en.  -§,  jpZ.  -e, 
plaything,  toy. 

fpin'nett,  fponn,  gefpon'nen,  to 
spin. 

fpttj,  adj.,  pointed. 

©pilj'e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  point,  peak, 
head. 

©porn,  ber,  0en.-(e)§,  pZ.  ©poren, 
spur;  bem  $ferbe  bie  ©poreit 
gefien,  to  set  spurs  to  one's  horse. 

©pott'fttdjt,  bie,  mania  for  ridi- 
cule. 

fprod),  pret.  of  fpred^en. 

©pro'dje,  bie,  pi.  -n,  speech,  lan- 
guage. 

©prodj'gettte,  ba§,  tyen.  -g,  one 
endowed  with  the  gift  of  lan- 
guages. 

fprodj'n)^,  adj.,  speechless,  mute. 

fprotttj,  pret.  of  fpringen. 

fpre'rf)ett,  jpric^ft,  fpric^t;  jprac^, 
gefpro'cfjen,  to  speak,  to  say; 
je'manbctt  fprcd^cn,  to  speak  to 
some  one;  to  see  some  one. 

fprcng'en  (aux.  ^ein),  to  gallop,  to 
dash. 
ick  imperative  of  fpred^en. 


fprirfjt,  pres.  of  fprecfien. 
©prt^'ttJort,  ba§,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-roorter,  proverb. 
fpring'en,  fprang,  gefprung'en,  to 

spring,  to  jump. 
fprof fen,  to  sprout,  to  bud. 
©puf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  -e,  spec- 
ter, ghost.     [Spook.] 
©pufncft,  ba§,  gen.  -e§,  pi.  -er, 

haunted  den. 

Spur,  bie,  pi.  -en,  trace,  mark. 
©toot,   ber,   gen.  -(e)3,    pi.  -en, 

state.     From  Lat.  '  status. ' 
ftodj,  pret.  of  ftecfjen. 
©tobt,  bie,  pi.  ©t'dbte,  city,  town. 
©tfllfl,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  steel, 
©toff,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  ©talle, 

stall,  stable. 
©tomnt,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  <Stdm- 

me,  stem,  trunk. 
ftonb,  pret.  of  ftetjen. 
ftorfo,  pret.  of  fterben. 
ftorf  (ftarler,  ftarlft),  adj.,  strong, 

powerful.     [Stark.] 
ftott,  prep,  with  gen.,  instead  of. 
ftfltnidj,  adj.,  fine,  stately, 
©to'tue,  bie,  pi.  -n,  statue.  From 

Lat.  'statua.' 
©toitb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  dust ;  tm 

©touBe  Hegen,  to  crouch  in  the 

dust. 
ftOtt'neit,  to  be  astonished,  to  be 

amazed,  to  wonder. 
fte't^en,  ftic&ft,  ftic^t;  ftac^,  gefto'^ 

d^en,  to  prick,  to  sting. 
fterf'en,  to  stick,  to  put. 
©te(f  en,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — ,  stick, 

staff. 


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fte'ljett,  ftattb,  geftan'ben,  to  stand; 

ftefiett  btet&en,  to  stand  still,  to 

stop. 
ftelj'lett,  fttefilft,  ftiep ;  fta&I,  ge= 

ftoh'len,  to  steal, 
ftei'gen,  ftieg,  geftie'gen  (aux.  fein), 

to  arise,  to  ascend;  bom  ^Jferbc 

fteigctt,  to  dismount. 
ftcil,  adj.,  steep. 

©tent,  ber,0en.  -(e)3,pl.  -e,  stone. 
Stetn'&Ub,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 

statue. 

©tel'le,  bte,  pi.  -n,  place,  spot. 
(tel'lett,  to  put,  to  place. 
fteflt  ouf,  see  auf =ftellen. 
©tel'Iung,  bie,  pi.  -en,  position. 
fter'fcen,  fttrbft,  fttrbt;   ftarb,  ge= 

ftorben  (aux.  fein),  to  die.     [To 

starve.] 

Ster'fcett,  bag,  gen.  -3,  dying. 
Stern,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -e,  star, 
©ter'nenfittn'ner,  bag,  0en.  -g,  pi. 

— ,  star-spangled  banner,  Stars 

and  Stripes. 

ftet3,  adv. ,  steadily,  always,  ever. 
fttdjt,  pres.  of  ftecfjen. 
@tie'felr  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  boot. 

From    Lat.    '  aestivale,'    Ital. 

'  stivale. ' 
(Sttef  finb,  bog,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 

stepchild. 

(Sttef 'mufter,  bie,  pi.  -mutter,  step- 
mother. 
<5tief ntttfterrfjen,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi. 

— .,  pansy,  heart's-ease. 
ftteg,  pret.  of  fteigen. 
ftfcfj,  pret.  of  ftojjen. 
fti0,  ad;'.,  still,  silent,  quiet. 


tilTe,  bie,  stillness,  silence. 
fttl'Ien,   to  still,    to  quench,    to 

appease. 

©tim'me,  bie,  pi.  -n,  voice. 
©ttm'mnng,  bie,  pi.  -en,  state  of 

feelings,  atmosphere. 
©tirn,    bie,   pi.    -en,    forehead, 

brow. 

ftorf'en,  to  stick,  to  falter, 
ftiifj'nen,  to  groan. 
ftols,  adj.,  proud. 
@tordj,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  <StordE)e, 

stork. 
(Stordj'cl'tern,  bte,  pi.,  parents  of 

the  storks, 
©tor'djitt,   bie,  pi.  -nen,   female 

stork. 

©tordj'ftnber,  bte,pZ.,  little  storks. 
(Storc&'itcft,  bag,  gen.  -(e)3,pl.  -er, 

stork's  nest. 

ftii'rett,  to  disturb,  to  stir  up. 
fto'fcen,  fti5^t,  ftB^t;  ftte§,  geftjj'peit, 

to  push,  to  knock,  to  thrust. 
ftot'tern,  to  stutter,  to  stammer. 
©tra'fc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  punishment. 
ftra'fetl,  to  punish. 
ftralj'Ien,  to  beam,  to  shine. 
ftralj'lcitb,  partic.  adj.,  radiant, 
©tronb,   ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  beach, 

strand. 

©tro'fje,  bie,  pi.  -n,  street, 
©traiidj,    ber,    gen.    -(e)g,    pi. 

r,  shrub,  bush. 
,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  ©tra'ufje, 

bouquet,  nosegay. 
ftre'fien,  to  strive,  to  aspire,  to 

soar. 
ftm'djeln,  to  stroke,  to  caress. 


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Strei'fett,   ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  Stiifjl'djen,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  di- 

stripe,  streak;  Stretfeit  Copier,          minutive  of  (Stubl,  little  chair. 

slip  of  paper.  ftttmnt,  adj.,  mute,  silent. 

ftreng,      adj.,      strict,      severe.  Stun'be,  bie,  pi.  -n,  hour. 

[Strong.]  Sturm,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,pZ.  ©tiirtne, 
Strdl),  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  straw.  storm,  tempest. 

Strofj'bodj,   bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  ftiir'meit,  to  storm,  to  rush,  to 

-backer,  thatched  roof.    [Straw          dash. 

4-  thatch.]  ftur'mtfd),  adj.,  stormy,  furious. 

Strom,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  ©trbme,  Sturm'rie'fe,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n, 

stream.  storm  giant. 

ftrb"men,  to  stream,  to  flow,  to  ftii^'cn  (fief)),   to  rest,  to  repose 

gush.  upon. 

Stiicf,  bag,  gen. -(e)$,  pi. -e,  piece.  fii'rfjen,  to  seek,  to  search  for,  to 
ftubtc'ren,  to  study.     From  Lat.          look  for. 

'studere.'  Sii'beit,  ber,  gen.  -g,  south. 

Stubicr'jim'mcr,   bag,    gen.  -g,  Sup'pe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  soup. 

pi.  — ,  study.     See  above.  fiifj,  adj. ,  sweet. 

Stuljl,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  ©tiiljle,  Stjmbol',  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

chair,  seat.     [Stool.]  symbol.    From  Greek  <rii^o\ov. 


Sag,    ber,    gen.    -(e)g,    pi.    -e, 

day. 
Xo'ge^ene,   bie,  light  of  day, 

brightness  of  daylight. 
tfig'Hdj,  adj.,  daily. 
Xan'ne,  bie,  pi.  -n,  fir  tree. 
£an'nenbaum,    ber,    gen.   -(e)g, 

pZ.  -baume,  fir  tree. 
£an'te,  bie,  pi.  -n,  aunt.     From 

French  'tante.' 
ton'jeit,    to  dance.     From    Ital. 

'danzare,'  French  'danser.' 
to^j'fer,   adj.,    brave,    strenuous. 

[Dapper.] 


Xofdj'e,     bie,    pi.    -n,    satchel, 

pocket. 
Safdj'entitdj,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-tiicfjer,  pocket  handkerchief. 
£offe,  bie,  pi.  -n,   cup.     From 

French  'tasse.' 

Soit'fce,  bie,  pi.  -n,  dove,  pigeon. 
tuil'djett,  to  dip.     [To  duck.] 
Xau'djer,   ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — , 

diver. 

tou'gcn,  to  be  good  for. 
lau'fent),  num.,  a  thousand. 
Xau'fcnb,   bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -e, 

thousand. 


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tau'fenbjiih'rig,  adj.,  a  thousand 

years  old. 

Ztil,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  part, 
teller,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  plate  ; 

cin  XcKer  »oH,  a  plateful  of. 
teu'er,  adj.,  dear,  beloved. 
Xeu'fel,    ber,    gen.    -g,   pi.   — , 

devil.     From  Greek  5td/3oXoj. 
Xljgl,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  2^'a'ler, 

dale,  valley. 
Xljo'ler,    ber,    gen.  -g,   pi.    — , 

thaler  (=3  marks  =  75  cents). 

[Dollar.] 
SljaCtoeg,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

road  through  a  valley. 
Xljor,  bie,  pi.  -en,  deed. 
Sbfi'ter,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  doer, 

culprit. 

Sljo'rigfett,  bie,  pi.  -en,  activity. 
£ljea'ter,  ba§,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

theater.    From  Greek  Otarpov, 

Lot.  'theatrum.' 
£hee'feffel,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — , 

teakettle. 
XJje'tno,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  Sfie'men 

or    £f)e'tnag,   theme,    subject. 

From  Greek  0^ua. 
r,    bag,    gen.   -(e)g,   pi.   -e, 


Xljro'ite,  bie,  pi.  -n,  tear. 
tijro'ttenU^,  ocij.,  tearless. 
^^ron,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

throne.     From    Greek    6p6vos, 
^Lat.  'thronus.' 
tbun,  id^  tfjue,  bu  tf)uft,  er  t^ut, 

roir  tfivin,  tfor  t^ut,  fie  ifjun; 

t^at,  geifyan',  to  do,  to  make. 

jib,  bie,  pi.  -en,  door. 


Sljii'ringen,  bag,  gen.  -g,  Thu- 

ringia. 

t^ut,  pres.  of  than, 
ttcf,  adj.,  deep. 

Xie'fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  depth,  abyss. 
£ier,    bag,    gen.    -(e)g,   pi.  -e, 

animal.     [Deer.] 
Xtfdj,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  table. 

[Disk,     dish,     desk.]      From 

Greek  5tV«os,  Lot.  'discus.' 
Xtfdj'gefccf ,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

grace. 
XtfdVrui^,    bag,    gen.  -(e)g,   pi. 

-tiic^er,  tablecloth. 
Xi'tel&tott,   bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-blatter,  title-page.   Xitel,  from 

Lat.  '  titulus. ' 
to'&ett,  to  storm,  to  rage. 
£0d)'ter,  bie,  pi.  Softer,  daughter. 
£ob,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  death, 
^o'begttwn'be,  bie,  pi.  -n,  mortal 

wound. 

tiib'ltdj,  ad;".,  deadly,  mortal. 
tob'miibc,  adj.,  tired  to  death. 
Xont  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.   £b'ne, 

sound,  tone.    From  Greek  rbvos, 

Lat.  'tonus.' 
tii'ncn,  to  sound,  to  resound,  to 

ring. 
Xon'ntf  bie,  pi.  -n,  barrel,  cask, 

tun. 
tot,  adj. ,  dead ;  citt  $i)ter,  a  dead 

person. 
tiTtett,  to  kill. 
trft'flC,  adjL,  idle,_lazy. 
tra'gen,  tragft,  tragt;  trug,  getra'= 

gen,  to  bear,  to  wear,  to  carry. 

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225 


triigt,  pres.  of  tragen. 
tranf,  pret.  of  trtnfen. 
Xraitf,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  £ranfe, 

drink.    From  the  stem  of  trin= 

fen. 

trot,  pret.  of  treten. 
trau'en,  to  trust. 
Xran'er,  bte,  mourning,  sorrow, 

grief.     [C/.  dreary.] 
Xrau'er'fleib,    ba3,    gen.    -(e)3, 

pi.  -er,  mourning  dress,  mourn- 
ing suit. 
Xrau'erflei'bung,   bie,  mourning 

dress,  mourning  suit. 
trau'ern,  to  mourn. 
Xraunt,  ber,sren.-(e)3,.pZ.£raume, 

dream. 

trau'men,  to  dream, 
troti'merifd),  adj.,  as  in  a  dream, 
truu'rtg,  adj.,  sad,  dreary, 
trci'fceit,  trteb,  getrte'ben,  to  drive, 

to  push ;  to  drift,  to  float. 
tren'iten,  to  separate. 
tre'ten,  trtttft,  tritt ;  trat,  getre'ten, 

to  tread,  to  step,  to  enter. 
treit,  adj.,  true,  faithful. 
Xrcu'c,  bte,  faithfulness,  fidelity, 

loyalty,  troth. 


,  adj.,  faithless,  treacher- 
ous. 

trtefi,  pret.  of  treifcen. 

trin'fenf  tranf,  getrun'fen,  to  drink. 

tritt,  pret.  of  treten. 

trtumpljie'renb,  partic.  adj.,  tri- 
umphant. From  Lot.  'trium- 
phare. ' 

trorf'nen,  to  dry  up,  to  wipe. 

trom'meln,  to  drum,  to  beat. 

trop'fen,  to  drop,  to  drip. 

triiff  en,  to  comfort.  From  £roft, 
comfort. 

tro^,  prep,  with  gen.  or  dat.,  in 
spite  of,  notwithstanding. 

troty'ig,  adj.,  defiant,  obstinate. 

trii'fic,  adj.,  dim,  gloomy. 

trug,  pret.  of  tragen. 
,  ber,  see  @d)ufc. 
C,  bte,  pi.  -n,  malice,  spite. 

tiieFtfcij,  malignant. 

Xii'genb,  bte,  pi  -en,  virtue. 

Xlltye,  bte,  pi.  -n,  tulip.  From 
Ital.  'tulipa.' 

Surm,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  2;ilrme, 
tower. 

Xurnt'u^r,  bie,  pi.  -en,  (tower) 
clock. 


U 


U'fiettp'ter,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — , 

_  evil  doer. 

ii'fcer,  prep,  with  dat.  or  ace.,  adv. 

and  sep.  and  insep.  pref.,  over, 

above,  about, 
iibcrau",  adv.,  everywhere. 


ii&erftel',  iiberfal'Ien, 
to  fall  upon,  to  attack  sud- 
denly. 

ilfierfte'len,  pret.  of  iiberfal'len. 

iificrflie'gen,  iiberflog',  iiberflo'gen, 
to  glance  over.  [Over  +  fly.] 


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tt'bermiittg,     adj. ,    overweening, 

haughty,  wanton. 
iiberfdjrei'ten,  uberfdjrttf,    iiber= 

fcfjrit'ten,  to  cross, 
ubertii'nett,  to  drown  (a  sound). 
ii'brtg,    adj.,    left    over,    other; 

ttbrtg  blctbcit,  to  remain. 
fi'fer,  ba3,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — ,  shore, 

bank. 
Uljr,  bie,  pl._  -en,  clock,  watch ; 

urn  fed)3  Uljr,  at  six  o'clock. 

[Hour.] 
ttltt,  prep,  with  ace.,  adv.  and  sep. 

or  insep.  pref.,  around,  about, 

for;  uttt  311,  with  infinitive,  in 

order  to. 

um'sbreljen,  to  turn  over. 
umge'ben,    umgiebff ,    umgiebt' ; 

umgab',  umge'ben,  to  surround. 
umljer',    adv.    and    sep.    pref., 

around,  round  about. 
umljerMcwf  en,  lief  umfjer',  umb,er'= 

gelaufen,  to  run  about, 
umflam'mcrn,  to  embrace  (with 

clasped  hands),  to  cling  to. 
umfrfjHttg'en,     umfcblang',     um= 

fdilung'en,  to  embrace. 
umttJC^en,    to    blow   round,    to 

fan. 

ttn'oJjnUdj,  adj.,  unlike, 
imauffjor'ltd),  adj.,  mcessant. 
uitliciuciV'liri),  adj.,  motionless. 
lin'bettJU^t,  unconscious. 
unb,  conj.,  and. 
Utt'banI,  ber,  gen.  -3,  ingratitude, 

unthankfulness. 
ttnbenfbfir,    adj.,    inconceivable, 

unthinkable. 


lln'cimgf ett,  bie,  pi.  -en,  disunion. 

ttlterprf,  partic.  adj.,  unheard 
of,  unprecedented. 

ttnermefj'Urf|,  adj.,  enormous. 

itnerfott'li^i,  adj.,  insatiable. 

Un'friebe,  ber,  yen.  -n,  discord, 
dissension. 

un'gcbulbig,  adj.,  impatient. 

ttngeljeu'cr,  adj.,  enormous,  mon- 
strous, terrible. 

ttn'geljeuer,  ba^,  gen.  -3,  pi.  — , 
monster. 

Un'gC^orfom,  ber,  gen.  -§,  dis- 
obedience. 

Utt'gliid,  bag,  gen.  -(e)§,  misfor- 
tune, disaster,  ill  luck. 

Utt'gliirflid),  adj.,  unfortunate, 
unhappy,  unlucky. 

Uufoerfttot',  bie,  pi.  -en,  univer- 
sity, college.  From  Lot.  '  uni- 
versitas.' 

llnfoerfttibrftabt,  bie,  pi.  -ftSbte, 
university  city. 

uumijg'ltdj,  adj.,  impossible. 

un'rufytg,  adj.,  restless,  troubled. 

un§,  pers.  pron.,  dot.  and  ace.  of 
rotr,  us,  to  us. 

lut'fer,  poss.  pron.,  our,  ours. 

Ult'fitttt,  ber,  gen.  -g,  nonsense. 

lllt'tcn,  adv.,  below,  down ;  at 
the  bottom ;  uitteit  am  23crge, 
at  the  foot  of  the  hill. 

lltt'ter,  prep,  with  dot.  or  ace.,  adv. 
and  sep.  or  insep.  pref.,  under, 
below,  among. 

un'terljafb,  prep,  with  gen.,  below. 

un'terirbtfdj,  adj.,  subterranean, 
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Uttterjo'djett,  to  subjugate,  to  sub-  utt'tJCrfdjfimt,  adj.,  impudent,  in- 
due, solent. 

itttterfdjet'bett,  unterftf)teb',  unter=  utttJernwnb'bor,    adj.,    invulner- 
jdjte'ben,  to  distinguish.  able. 

ttttternier'fett,    unternmrf,  unter=  unttitflfftr'Ud),  adj.,  involuntary, 

roor'fen,  to  subdue.  itr'alt,  adj.,   extremely  old,  pri- 

lltt'tier,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  _  meval. 

monster.  Ur'fddje,  bie,  pi.  -n,  cause. 


SBS'ter,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  STdter,  mbrtttg'ett,t)erbradE)/te,x>erbracf)t', 

father.  to  spend. 

SBfi'tertottb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  father-  Derbatn'men,  to  condemn.    From 

land,  native  land.  Lot.  'damnare.' 

SBo'terlanb^He'ber,  bie,  national  berber'bett,   t)erbirb[f,   oerbirbt' ; 
^patriotic  songs.  nerbarb',  cerbor'ben,  to  destroy. 

too'terltd),  adj.,  paternal,  fatherly.  SBerber'bett,    bag,   gen.  -gr  ruin, 
Seirdjett,    bag,   gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,          perdition, 

violet.     From  Lat.  'viola.'  DereJj'rett,  to  revere,  to  respect; 
t,   cerbirgff,   uerbirgf;         Dereljrter  ^>crr !  Dear  Sir. 

3',  oerbor'gen,  to  hide.  SBerctn',  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -e,  soci- 
SBcrficu'gttng,  bie,  pi.  -en,  bow,         ety,  club. 

reverence.  ttcreittf,  adv.,  together. 

Derbte'tett,  oerbot',  cerbo'ten,  to  Derfttt'ftertt,  to  darken. 

forbid.  JjCtfot'gCtt,  to  pursue. 

tierbin'bett,  oerbanb',  oerbim'ben,  ttcrgc'bcn^,  adw.,invain. 

to  connect,  to  join.  Derge'ljett,  cerging',  oergang'en,  to 
',  partic.  adj. ,  stupefied.  pass  away. 

t,  partic.  adj.,  hidden.  Dergef'fett,  Dergifjf,  Dergifit';  oer« 

•et.  of  Derbring'en.  gafi^nergeffen,  to  forget, 

tierbrdttttt',  part,  of  t>erbren'nen.  tiergi^',  imperative  of  oergeHen. 

toerbramt'te,    pret.    of   t)erbren'=  SSergi^'mctttnidjt,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi. 

nen.  -e,  forget-me-not, 

toerbrett'nett,     »erbrann'te,     uer=  toergttiigt',  partic.  adj.,  delighted, 
brannt',  to  burn,  to  reduce  to          merry. 

ashes.  toergol'ben,  to  gild. 


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Derljafjf ,  partic.  adj.,  hated,  odious. 
UerfjuTlen,  to  veil,  to  cover. 
toerlBng'en,  to  demand. 
Uerloffen,  oerliefj',  oerlaffen,  to 

leave. 
tierlof'fcn,  partic.  adj.,  forsaken, 

deserted. 

toerlc^'en,  to  injure, 
tierltef}',  pret.  of  oerlaf fen. 

,  to  engage,  to  betroth. 

,  bie,  pi.  -en,  betrothal. 
$erUJ'&ung§feter,  bie,  engagement 

ceremony. 
Uerlo'ren,    partic.    adj.,    forlorn, 

lost;  JjerttJ'ren  gcljcn,  to  be  or 

to  get  lost. 
Skrlttff ,  ber,  gren.  -eg,  pJ.  -e,  loss. 

From  the  stem  of  oerlieren,  to 

lose. 
DcrmfifTfctt,  to  give  in  marriage, 

to  marry,  to  unite ;    ftd)  tiers 

mfiljlcn,  to  marry. 
bermei'ben,  oermteb',  oennie'ben, 

to  avoid. 

tiermifcfi'ctt,  to  mix,  to  mingle. 
tiernufdjt',  partic.  adj.,  mixed, 
tiernelj'mett,  cernafom',  Dernom'= 

men,  to  hear. 

Denudj'ten,  to  annihilate,  to  de- 
stroy. 

Derrou'djen,  to  evaporate. 
tjcrriirff,     partic.    adj.,     crazy, 

cracked. 

tjcrfom'meln  (fief)),  to  assemble. 
Serfomm'limg,  bte,  pi.  -en,  as- 
sembly, meeting. 
tJcrfdjic'ben,  ce 

to  postpone. 


,  adj.,  different. 

ttcrfdjlet'crtt,  to  veil. 

&erfrf)lmjj/c«,  uerfc^Iang',  vw- 
fc^luncj'en,  to  devour,  to  engulf. 

tterf^roin'bcu,  oerfcfjroanb',  cer= 
fd^roun'Den,  to  disappear. 

ticrfprc'djen,  oerfprad/,  »erfpro'= 
d;en,  to  promise. 

SBcrfpre'djcn,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  —, 
promise. 

$erftanj>'f  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  sense, 
intellect. 

Dcrfton'bcn,  pret.  of  cerfte'fjen. 

Scrftctf',  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 
hiding  place. 

Ucrftcrf'CM  (fid;),  to  hide. 

Derfte'ljen,  oerftanb',  cerftan'ben, 
to  understand. 

Dcrftcttf,  partic.  adj.,  feigned,  dis- 
guised, dissembled. 

Dcrftort',  partic.  adj.,  disturbed, 
discomposed,  crazy ;  HcrftiJrt 
OltSfe^cn,  to  look  bewildered, 
wild. 

Derftiim'meln,  to  mutilate,  to 
cripple. 

ttcrftuttt'mcn,  to  become  silent; 
ba§  fiadjen  ticrftummte,  the 
laughter  died  away.  From 
ftumm,  silent. 

ttcrfu'djcn,  to  try,  to  attempt. 

toerfuit'f en,  partic.  adj. ,  sunk,  ab- 
sorbed. 

toertrait'en,  to  trust  in. 

toertret'ben,  oertrieb',  oertrie'ben, 
to  drive  away,  to  banish. 

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229 


t,   past  part,  of  »er= 

trocfnen,  dried  up. 
Deritr'farfieM,  to  cause. 
flerttWtt'bdtt  (fid)),  to  be  changed, 

to  change,  to  turn. 
SSerttwnb'te,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n, 

relative,  kinsman. 
HerttJttf'cItt  (fidj),  to  get  entangled. 
Werttmnb'bSr,  adj.,  vulnerable. 
tterttwn'bctt,  to  wound. 
ucrttjun'bcrn,  to  amaze. 
ttergou'icrn,   to  enchant,   to  be- 

witch.    From  3auber,  magic. 
ttcrsefi/mt,  to  eat. 
SBerjefljung,   bie,  pardon. 
tjerstdj'tcn  ;  ouf  etwa§  toerjidjteit, 

to  renounce. 


t'fcltt,  to  despair. 
SSct'ter,  ber,  gen.  -3,  pi.  -n,  (male) 

cousin. 
tiicl  (mehr,   tneift),   adj.,  much; 

Hide,  many. 
tricl'farbig,    adj.,   many  colored, 

variegated. 
SSienjett,    bte,    plurality,    multi- 

plicity. 

Utclletcijf,  adv.,  perhaps. 
ttter,  num.,  four. 
trier'ntol,  adv.  ,  four  times. 
Dter'te,   num.,  fourth. 
tiicr'jc^tt,  num.,  fourteen. 
Dicr'gig,  num.,  forty. 
SBo'gcI,  ber,  gen.  -§,  j»Z.  SSBgel, 

bird.     [Fowl.] 
95ott,  bag,  (/en.  -(e)§,  pi.  SSoHer, 

people,     nation  ;     2Wonn    bc§ 

SBoIIc§f    hero    of    the    people. 

[Folk.] 


Solf  djett,  bag,  0en.  -g,  pi.  — ,  di- 
minutive of  SBoIi,  small  people, 
company. 

Siirfcrfdjoft,  bte,  pi.  -en,  people, 
tribe. 

i)ofl,  adj.,  full;  uofl  t»onf  full 
of;  gottj  ttot(f  brimful;  Dottc 
(Bttmme,  rich  voice. 

UoUcit'bcit,  to  finish,  to  end. 

Don,  prep,  withdat.,  of,  from,  by, 
about ;  Don  Uicitcnt ,  from  afar. 

bor,  prep,  with  dat.  or  ace.  andsep. 
pref.,  before,  ago,  from,  for,  of. 

Koran',  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  on, 
before,  foremost,  at  the  head. 

tfSran'seUett,  to  hasten  on  before. 

2?5r6ei'geljeitbe,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi. 
-n,  passer-by. 

SBor'bercituttg,  bie,  pi.  -en,  prepa- 
ration. 

t',  adv. ,  for  the  present. 
r',  adv.,  before. 

,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi  -e, 
forenoon. 

tior'tteljm,  adj.,  noble,  aristocratic; 
Dor'nefjm  unb  gcrtttg',  high  and 
low  or  gentle  and  simple. 

tior'sriicfett,  to  advance. 

SBSr'fidjt,  bte,  precaution. 

tior'ftcljttg,  adj.,  cautious. 

SSor'fi^cnbc,  ber,  gen.  -n,  pi.  -n, 
president,  chairman. 

Sor'ftiife,  bte,  j>Z.  -n,  first  step, 
introduction. 

tJorit'bcr,  adv.  and  sep.  pref.,  past, 
over. 

SBor'ttwnb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pL 
SSor'roanbe,  pretext. 


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n>ad)'fett,  rodc&ft,  rodcbft;    nnicfig, 

geroad/fen,  to  grow,  to  wax. 
28ad)3'Hd)t,  bag,  #en..  -(e)g,  pZ.  -er, 

wax  candle.    [Wax  +  light.] 
293nd)t,  bte,  watch. 
2Bad)'ter,   ber,   #en.  -g,   pi.  — , 

guard,  watchman,  keeper. 
2Sttf  fe,  bte,  pi.  -n,  weapon,  arms. 
UW'gcn,  to  venture,  to  dare ;  fid) 

uwgcn,  to  venture  out. 
SBa'gcn,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  car- 
riage, wagon. 

ttwgeit,  roog,  geroo'gen,  to  weigh. 
U)iil)'leit,  to  choose,  to  elect ;   \l't 

nuittbcn  junt  ftSitig  ttmljlen,  to 

elect  some  one  king. 
>ua()f,  adj.,  true,  real,  regular. 
ttfilj'ren,  to  last. ' 
tuafy'reilb,  prep,  withgen.,  during; 

con;.,    while ;    ttmhrcubbef'fett, 

adv.,  meanwhile. 

it,  bte,  pi.  -en,  truth. 
,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  SCalber, 

wood,  forest.     [Wold.] 
tunl'Iett,    to    undulate,    to    flow 

(gently). 

ttmnb,  pret.  of  roinben. 
SBaitb,  bte,  pi.  SBanbe,  wall. 
won'bcru  (aux.  fetn  and  Ijaben), 

to  wander,  to  walk. 
SBan'bcrung,  bte,  pi.  -en,  travels, 

wanderings. 
2Bott^bctt)5gcIf   ber,  gen.  -3,  pi. 

-tfdgel,  bird  of  passage. 
SBottg'e,  bte,  pi.  -n,  cheek. 


ttwmt,  adv.,  when. 

tt)firf  pret.  of  fetn. 

rtiarb,  pret.  of  roerben. 

Wo'rc,  pret.  subj.  of  fetn. 

hiorf,  pret.  of  roerfen. 

mar'ten ;  auf  je'monbcn  toortcn, 

intr.,  to  await,  to  wait  for ;  tr., 

to  wait  on. 

SSiur'tertn,  bte,  pi.  -nen,  nurse. 
tuonim',    adv.,    why,    for    what 

reason. 
\va§,  interrog.  pron. ,  what ;  tt)o§ 

fiir  (ein),  what;  rel.  pron.,  that, 

which,  that  which  ;  nttc§  tt)0§, 

all  that ;   tt)n§  nur,  whatever, 

whatsoever. 
SBufdj'ttfd),  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e, 

washstand. 

9®  ttf  fcr,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pi.  — ,  water. 
SSof'fcrfolI,   ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi. 

-fd'lle,  waterfall, 
tufi'tett  (aux.  fetn  and  fiaben),  to 

wade, 
me'bcn,  n>o&,  geroo'ben,  or  rceb'te, 

geraebt',  to  weave. 
2Be'bcr,    ber,    ^ren.   -g,    pZ.  — , 

weaver. 

ttJCtf'ett,  to  wake,  to  rouse. 
ttic'ber  .  .  .  nod),  neither .  .  .  nor. 
2$cg,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  way, 

road. 

lue'gcit,  prep,  with  gen.,  on  ac- 
count of. 
2Bcf)(e),   bag,   gen.  -(e)g,   pain, 

longing,  woe. 


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toelj(e),  interj.,  woe,  oh,  alas ;  toelj 
iljnt,  woe  to  him  ;    adv.,  tuef) 
tljiin,  to  give  pain,   to  grieve 
some  one,  to  hurt. 
toe'ljett,  to  blow,  to  wave,  to  drift. 
ett,  to  wail,  to  lament. 

bie,  (tender)  sadness. 
[Woe  +  mood.] 

Wefy'rett    (fid))/    to    defend    one- 
self. 
2Bet&,    bag,   gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 

woman,  wife. 
ttieuVHd),  adj.,  womanly. 
Weidj,  adj.,  soft.     [Weak.] 
SBei'be,  bie,  pi.  -n,  willow. 
aBei'germtg,  bie,  pi.  -en,  refusal. 
ttJei'fjett,  to  consecrate,  to  hallow. 
2Beifi'narf|tett,  bie,pZ.,  Christmas. 
SBeilj'itadirSa'lieitb,  ber,  gen.  -g, 

pL  -e,  Christmas  eve. 
2Beilj'nfldjt§&aum,  ber,  sren.  --(e)g, 
pZ.  -Mume,  Christmas  tree. 

feft,    bag,    0en.    -eg, 
£.  -e,  festival  of  Christmas. 

ga'&e,    bie,    pi.   -n, 
Christmas  present  or  gift. 
Bctfy'ttadjtSgnifj,   ber,  ^ren.  -eg, 
(the  angels')  Christmas  greet- 
ing. 

Betfy'nadjtSfu'rfien,  ber,  sren.  -g, 
pi.  — ,  Christmas  cake. 
Seilj'ttadjt^Heb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g, 
pi.  -er,  Christmas  carol. 
eUj'ttaiJjtgstm'mer,  bag,  gen.  -3, 

j)Z ,  room  with  the  Christmas 

tree. 

,  con;.,  because, since.  [While.] 
,  to  stay,  to  be. 


SBeitt,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  wine. 

From  Lat.  '  vinum. ' 
SBein'&erfl,  ber,  ^en.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e, 

vineyard. 

SSei'nctt,  bag,  gen.  -g,  weeping. 
ttei'ttcn,  to  weep,  to  cry. 
ttiettt'tc,  pret.  of  roeinen. 
SScin'trou'iie,  bie,  pi.  -n,  bunch 

of  grapes. 

tuci'fc  (roeifer,  rceifeft),  adj.,  wise. 
ttjei'fer,  comp.  of  tneife,  wiser, 
met^,  pret.  of  nriffen. 
ttJei^f  adj.,  white. 
tteit  (njei'ter,  rcei'teft),  adj.,  wide, 

spacious;   ttJCtt   ^tw,    far;   Don 

toctt  ^er,  from  far  offi 
ttJCt'ter,  comp.  of  njeit,  farther ; 

ttJCttcr  ttid)t§,  nothing  further  ; 

ttttb  fo  WJCtter,  and  so  forth. 
f,  ad/.,  withered,  faded. 
He,  bie,  pZ.  -n,  wave. 
29BcIt,   bie,  i?i!.  -en,  world;  um 

attc§  in  ber  233elt  ni^t,  not  for 

all  the  world. 
aSeft'gefdjtdj'te,    bie,    universal 

history. 
me'ittg  (roeniger,  roenigft),  adj., 

little ;  ein  toeing,  a  little. 
foe'ntger,  comp.  of  roenig,  less. 
toenn,  con/.,  when,  if ;  menu  nurf), 

even  if,  though. 
tuer,    interrog.    and    rel.    pron., 

who,  he  who. 
Jwer'ben,  tcfj  roerbe,  bu  roirft,  er 

rairb,  roir  roerben,  i^r  raerbet, 

fie    rcerben;    roarb  or  rourbe, 

getoor'ben  (aux.  fein),  to  become, 

to  be,   to  grow,    shall,    will ; 


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ttJCrbett    nit§,    to    "become    of ; 

Werbe  id)  Ic&eit  ?  shall  I  live  ? 
toer/fen,  roirfft,  nrirft;  roarf,  ge= 

roorfen,    to   throw,    to    fling ; 

je'ntanben  mtt  ©tetnen  teerfett, 

to  throw  stones  at  some  one. 
SBer'gclb,  bag,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -er, 

weregild,  mulct  for  homicide. 

(2Ber  =  man.) 
SBerl,  bag,   gen.  -(e)g,  pZ.  -e, 

work ;  on§  2®ctt  geljen,  to  set 

to  work. 

inert,  adj.,  worth,  worthy. 
SBe'fett,  bag,  gen.  -g,  pZ.  — ,  being, 

creature. 

SBcffcn,  ber,  #en.  -g,  west. 
SBet'ter,  bag,  ffen.  -g,  weather. 
tti^l'tig,   adj.,  weighty,    impor- 
tant, momentous. 
iwrf'efn,  to  wrap. 
ttrie,     interrog.     and    rel.    adv., 

how ;  conj. ,  as,  like,  when,  as 

if  ;  as  well  as. 
ttrie'ber,  adv.  and  sep.  and  insep. 

pref.,  again,  once  more,  back. 
SSteberaufridjtttttg,  bie,  reestab- 

lishment,  restoration. 
toie'bersftnbcn,  fanb  rate'ber,  roie'= 

bergefunben,  to  recover. 

to  fetch  back. 
,  to  repeat. 
ttite'berslommctt,  lamnjie'ber^ie': 

bergefomtnen,  to  come  back. 
ime'jjen,  raog,  geroo'gen,  to  weigh. 
SBte'fe,  bie,  pi.  -n,  meadow. 
ttulb,  adj.,  wild. 

aSirhelm,  ber,  gen.  -g,  William, 
twfl,  pres.  of  rooHen. 


tt>ini(J,  adj.,  willing,  ready. 
2Btttbf  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  wind. 
tmn'ben,    rcanb,    genmn'ben,    to 

wind,    to    wreathe ;     ftt^    tjor 

©i^merj    ttitnben,    to    writhe 

with  pain. 
SBinf,    ber,    gen.  -(e)3,   pi.  -e, 

wink,  beckoning,  call. 
ttun'Jett,  to  beckon,  to  wave.     [To 

wink.] 
SBitt'ter,    ber,   gen.  -g,   pi.  —, 

winter. 

SSitt'terffirte,  bie,  wintry  cold. 
SStn'termo'nat,  ber,  gen.  -g,  pi.  -e, 

winter  month. 
SSSitt'terfdjlof,    ber,    gen.    -(p)g, 

winter  sleep. 
twr,  pers.  pron. ,  we. 
tturb,  pres.  of  raerben. 
hitrft,  pres.  of  roerfen. 
tBtrfti(^,  adj.,  real,  actual. 
SBtrf  Illicit,  bie,  reality;  in  SBirk 

It^fcit,  in  reality,  really. 
tuirr,  adj.,  confused,  entangled. 
SBirt,  ber,  gen.  -(e)g,  pi.  -e,  inn- 
keeper. 

tttfiij'cn,  to  wipe. 
tmf'feit,  id^i  roet^,  bu  roetjjt,  er  rceif;, 

roir  rciffen,  i&r  rai^t,  fie  raiffen ; 

nmfc'te,  genwfct^toknow.  [Wit.] 
ttJtf fcnf^aftlt^,    adj. ,    scientific, 

scholarly. 

2Bi^f  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  -e,  wit. 
too,  interrog.  and  rel.  adv.,  where, 

wherever,  when. 
2®o'rf|ef  bie,  pi.  -n,  week. 
Wog,  pret.  of  rciegen. 
SBo'ge,  bie/  pi.  -n,  wave,  billow. 


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tt)5'geit,  to  surge. 

SBo'fjettprall,  bet,  gen.-(e)%,  dash- 
ing of  breakers. 

tuiil)l,  adv.,  well,  indeed,  to  be 
sure. 

tooljrfdjmerfettb,  partic.  adj.,  rel- 
ishing. 

Wolj'nen,  to  live,  to  dwell. 

SBofy'ttUltg,  bie,  pi.  -en,  mansion, 
rooms,  flat. 

SBolf,  ber,  gren.  -(c)S,  pi.  385Ife, 
wolf. 

280l'fe,  bie,  jpZ.  -n,  cloud. 

S80K' djett,  bag,  little  cloud. 

SBol'fe,  bie,  wool. 

ttjol'len,  ici)  roill,  bu  nriHft,  er  rctH, 
roir  raollen,  i&r  roollt,  fie  mo  Hen ; 
roolTte,  gerooUf  (mod.  aux.), 
will,  to  be  willing,  to  wish,  to 
desire,  to  want,  to  propose. 

SBon'ne,  bie,  pi.  -n,  delight, 
joy. 

toon'tttg,  adj.,  blissful,  blessed. 

uujr'bcit,  past  part,  of  raerben, 
used  for  ^geroorben,"  in  passive 
voice. 


SBort,  ba3,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  SBorter 
and  2Borte,  word. 

tott^§,  pret.  of  roadmen. 

SSun'bcr,  baS,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — , 
wonder. 

ttwn'berbar,  adj. ,  wonderful,  mar- 
velous, strange. 

SBint'b  erf  raft,  bie,  miraculous 
power. 

hiun'bcrfgm,  adj.,  wonderful. 

n»un'berfd)ou,  adj.,  wondrously 
fair,  exquisite. 

SBunf ^,  ber,  gen.  -eg,  pi.  SBiinfd^e, 
wish,  desire. 

hwn'fdjen,  to  wish,  to  desire. 

ttwr'be,  pret.  of  rcerben. 

ttJitr'be,  pret.  subj.  of  rcerben. 

SSurnt,  ber,^en.-(e)g,p^.SBiirmer, 
worm,  reptile. 

SSiir'temfierg,  bag,  gen.  -g,  (king- 
dom of)  Wurtemberg. 

ttwfe'te,  pret.  of  raiffen. 

WiiJ'tc,  pret.  subj.  of  roiffen. 

SKBii'ftc,  bie,  pi.  -n,  desert,  waste. 

2But,  bie,  rage,  fury. 

ttw'tett,  to  rage,  to  foam. 


3flfl'ljaft,  adj.,  timid,  timorous. 
,3aljt,  bie,  pi.  -en,  number. 
ftglj'Ien,  to  pay. 

Solicit,  to  tell,  to  count,  to  num- 
ber.   From  3af)l,  number,  tale. 
Sttp'pellt,  to  kick,  to  fidget  about. 
jort,  adj.,  delicate. 

fyf  adj.,  tender,  loving. 


,3au'6erfrf)fof,    ber,    gen.    -(e)§, 

magic  sleep. 
3au'0crfcf|lagf    ber,    gen.    -(e)g, 

magic  stroke. 
3ou'Derf^ru^f    ber,   gen.   -(e)§, 

pi.  -fpriid)e,  spell,  charm. 
giw'&erttJort,    bag,    gen.    -(e)§, 

pi.  -e,  magic  word. 


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gau'fett,  to  pull. 

,3e'ljenfoil?'e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  point  of 

the  toe  ;  cuf  ben  .Seljenftriljen, 

on  tiptoe. 
geljtt,  num.,  ten. 
.Set'djen,   bag,   gen.  -§,  pi.  —  , 

sign,  token. 
get'gen,  to  show. 
Sett,  bie,  pi.  -en,  time.    [Tide.] 
Setfraum,      ber,      gen.     -(e)§, 

.pZ.  -raume,  space  of  time. 
ger&re'djett,  aerbridftft',  gerbritfit'; 

jerbracf)',     jerbro'c&en,     break 

asunder  or  in  pieces. 
jerbridjf,  pres.  of  gerbred)en. 


fiel',  serfal'Ien,  to  fall  to  pieces, 
to  be  divided  into  parts. 

Serfter,  pret.  of  jerfallen. 

gerfdjcnett,  to  dash  to  pieces. 

Serfdjmeftern,  to  crush,  to  smash. 


ten,  to  cut  in  pieces,  to  cut  up 
(open). 

3ic'gc,  bie,  pi  -n,  goat,  she-goat. 
jte'tyen,  509,  gejo'gen,  to  draw,  to 

pull,  to  march,  to  tug. 
.gint'mer,  ba§,  gen.  -3,  pi.  —  , 

room.     [Timber.] 
8tftern,  to  tremble. 
jog,  pret.  of  jiefjen. 

,  ocZj.,  zoological;  soolo's 
©or'tett,  zoological  gar- 
den(s).  Fro?n  Greek  $ov, 
animal. 

,    ber,    gen.    -(e)3,    wrath, 
anger. 

ig,  ad/.,  furious,  angry. 


jot'ttg,  od;.,  shaggy. 

gfi,  prep,  tyzi/i  da(. ,  to,  at,  for ; 

adv.    and    sep.    pref.,    to,    in 

addition;  before  an  adj.,  too; 

git  £ailfc,  at  home. 
gutfen,  to  quiver ;  ber  SBUl?  gutfte 

burdj   bie   Sllft,    the   lightning 

flashed  (quivering)  through  the 

air. 
3wifer,     ber,    gen.    -3,     sugar. 

From  Lat. '  zucara,'  from  Arabic 

'  sokkar. ' 

3«<f  ernierf,  ba§,  gen.  -(e)g,  con- 
fectionery. 

gubem',  adv.,  moreover,  hi  addi- 
tion. 

gfierft',  adv.,  first,  at  first. 
jii'fttltig,    adj.,    accidental;    tote 

guffittig,  as  by  chance.     From 

3ufall,  chance. 
gu'sfiigen,  to  inflict  on. 
gtt'sfiiljreit,  to  bring. 
3«8r   be*/  sen.  -(c)S,  pi.  3Uge, 

expedition,   procession,    train. 

[Tug.] 
gu'sgefien,  gab  ju',  ju'gegeben,  to 

allow,  to  suffer. 
gii'gef,  ber,  gen.  -§,  pi.  — ,  reins, 

bridle.     From  jiefjen,  pull. 
ijugletd)',     adv.,     at    the    same 

time. 

gu'sfjoren,  with  dot.,  to  listen. 
35'htnft,  bie,  future. 
Stt'sfoufett,    lief  ju',  au'gelaufen; 

auf  je'ntanbcn  gii'Iaufen,  to  run 

up  to  some  one. 
Sttlet'be,  see  Seib. 

r  adv.,  finally,  at  last. 


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3u'ntutottg,  bte,  pi.  -en,  demand. 
'e,  bie,  pi.  -n,  tongue. 

arfiett,  to  get  ready,  to 

fit  up. 
juriitf ,  adv.  and  sep.  pref. ,  back, 

behind.     From  SRiicten,  back, 
juriicfs&ringeu,    bracfyte    juriicf, 

juriicf'gebracfjt,  to  take  back. 
Suritifsge&ett,  gab  juriicf ,  juriicf= 

gegeben,  to  return,  to  restore. 
juritlf  sfeljren,  to  return. 
jii'srufen,  rief  ju',  au'gerufen,  to 

call  to. 
Sttfom'men,  adv.  and  sep.  pref., 

together. 
ejufarn'mettsgefien,  gab  jitfam'men, 

jiifam'ntengegeben,  to  join  in 

wedlock,  to  marry. 
jufarn'meitsljalteii,  ^tett  jnfam'tnen, 

jufam'menge^alten,  to  keep  to- 
gether, to  assist  one  another. 
jjiifam'mettsfteHen,  to  compile. 
Sufam'menstljttn,  tf)at  jufam'men, 

jufam'mengetfian,    to    put    or 

bring  together. 


,  fprang  jd',  jn'ge- 
jprungen,  to  rush  upon  some 
one. 

u'ftanb,  ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  3u'* 
ftanbe,  condition,  state. 

',  adv.,  before,  beforehand. 
i'leit,    adv.,    sometimes,    at 
times.     From  SBetle,  while. 
5Utt»rbcrf    prep,    with    dat.,   and 
adv.,    repugnant;    c§    tft    mtr 
SttttJtbct,  I  hate  it. 
Sttwtt'gtg,  num.,  twenty, 
ghwn'jtgfte,  num.,  twentieth, 
t,  num.,  two. 

eig,   ber,  gen.  -(e)§,  pi.  -e, 
branch,  twig, 
t'te,  num.,  second. 

,  ber,  gen.  -(e)3,  pi.  -ef 
dwarf. 

jttiin'fcrn,  to  blink. 
Sttufdj'en,  prep,  with  dat.  or  acc.v 

between,  among. 
.Sfotfdj'enrattm,   ber,    gen.  -(c)3, 

interval. 
jtoiUf,  num.,  twelve. 


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Bernhardt  :  Krieg  und  Frieden    

•35 

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.50 

•5.5 

Dippold:  Scientific  German  Reader     

.90 

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Du  Bois-Reymond:  Wissenschaftliche  Vortrage.  (Gore) 

.50 

•51 

Ernst  :  Flachsmann  als  Erzieher.    (Kingsbury)      .     .     . 

Ford  :  Elementary  German  for  Sight  Translation  .     .     . 

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•30 

Freytaa;  :  Die  Journalisten.    (Gregor)  

Freytag  :  Doktor  Luther.    (Goodrich)  

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.60 

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Freytag:  Soil  und  Haben.    (Bultmann)    

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•55 

.60 

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Gerstacker:  Germelshausen.    (Lovelace)      

•30 

•35 

Goethe:  Egmont.    (Winkler)      

.60 

.65 

Grandgent  :  German  and  English  Sounds      

•5° 

•55 

Grillparzer:  Sappho.    (Ferrell)    

.60 

•65 

Hauff:  Tales.    (Goold)  

•5° 

•55 

.70 

.80 

Heine:   Die  Harzreise,  with  Selections  from  his  Best 

Known  Poems.    (Gregor)      

.40 

•45 

Keller:  Dietegen.    (Gruener)      

•25 

•3° 

Kleist  :  Prinz  Friedrich  von  Homburg.    (Nollen)      .     . 

.50 

•55 

Lessing  :  Emilia  Galotti.    (Poll)      

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.70 

Lessing:  Minna  von  Barnhelm.  (Minckwitz  and  Wilder) 

Luther:  Deutschen  Schriften,  Auswahl  aus.   (Carruth)  . 

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Minckwitz  and  Unwerth:  Edelsteine   .     .          .... 

•35 

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•55 

Mueller  :  Deutsche  Gedichte  

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Niese:  Aus  danischer  Zeit.    (Selections.)    (Fossler)  .     . 

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Super:  Elementary  German  Reader     

.40 

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Van  Daell  :  Preparatory  German  Reader      

.40 

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Von  Sybel:  Die  Erhebung  Europas  gegen  Napoleon  I. 

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Moratfn  :  El  S(  de  las  Ninas.   (Ford)    

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Becker  and  Mora  :    Spanish  Idioms 1.80  2.00 

Bernhardt :  Course  in  German  Composition,  Conversation, 

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Collar-Eysenbach  :    German  Lessons 1.20  1.30 

English  into  German 25  •  .30 

Collar  and  Curtis  :    Shorter  Eysenbach i.oo  i.io 

Cook :  Table  of  German  Prefixes  and  Suffixes 05 

Doriot :    Beginners'  Book  in  French 80  .90 

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Beginners'  Book  in  German 80  .90 

Dufour  :    French  Grammar 60  .70 

French  Reader,  with  Vocabulary i.oo  i.io 

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German  Orthography  and  Phonology.     Part  1 2.00  2.10 

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Knapp  :  Modern  French  Readings 80  .90 

Modern  Spanish   Readings 1.50  1.65 

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Lemly :  New  System  of  Spanish  Written  Accentuation .10 

Miiller  and  Wenckebach  :   Schiller's  Maria  Stuart 90  i.oo 

Gltick  Auf.     A  First  German  Reader 60  .70 

Pinney  :   Spanish  and  English  Conversation.    First  Book 60  .65 

Second  Book 60  .65 

Smith :    Gramatica    Practica    de    la    Lengua    Castellana. 

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German   Exercises.     Book  II 40  .45 

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Vol.  V 50 

Vol.  VI 50 

Vol.  VII 50 

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Les    Miserables 80  .90 

Coppee's  Le  Pater 25  .28 

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COLLAR'S     SHORTER 
EYSENBACH 

Eysenbach's  Practical  German  Grammar.  Revised  and  Largely 
Rewritten,  with  Notes  to  the  Exercises  and  Vocabularies,  by 
WILLIAM  C.  COLLAR,  Head-Master  of  the  Roxbury  Latin 
School,  Boston.  Revised  by  CLARA  S.  CURTIS.  I2mo.  Cloth. 
242  pages.  List  price,  $1.00;  mailing  price,  $1.10. 


THIS  abridgment  of  Eysenbach's  "German  Lessons" 
combines  the  scholarship  of  the  original  edition  with 
brevity  and  simplicity.     It  is  well  suited  to  the  use 
of  beginners,  uniting  work  in  reading,  composition,  and  gram- 
mar in  a  very  interesting  and  comprehensive  manner.     The 
book  is  extensively  used  as  a  one-year's  course  for  beginners 
in  German. 

ITS  CHIEF  MERITS 

Three  conspicuous  merits  may  be  claimed  with  confidence 
for  Collar's  "  Shorter  Eysenbach."  It  puts  things  right  end 
foremost.  The  model  sentences  at  the  end  of  each  lesson 
introduce  the  pupil  at  once  to  the  use  of  the  language.  The 
learner  finds  to  his  delight  that  a  half  hour's  study  on  the 
first  lesson  enables  him  to  express  thoughts  in  German  freely, 
within  the  compass  of  his  model. 

It  gives,  beyond  any  other  book  except  the  larger  Eysen- 
bach, varied  and  copious  exercises.  Since,  without  a  great 
amount  of  practice,  it  is  useless  for  any  one,  young  or  old, 
to  expect  to  learn  a  foreign  language,  practice  is  the  principle 
that  the  book  illustrates  and  enforces. 

Though  so  largely,  by  intent,  a  book  of  practice  in  the 
actual  use  of  the  language,  it  is  interesting.  Learners  do 
not  tire  of  it,  because  the  subjects  treated  are  of  human 
interest,  —  the  everyday  talk  and  concerns  of  human  life. 
It  abounds  in  the  most  familiar  idioms  that  are  always  on 
the  lips  of  Germans. 


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